Grammar peeve: "Yinz" vs. "You" - Democratic Underground

Beware the Beast Man

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Thu May-13-04 10:00 AM
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Poll question: Grammar peeve: "Yinz" vs. "You"

Edited on Thu May-13-04 10:02 AM by Beware the Beast Man

Which sentence is Pittsburghally correct??

"Are yinz goin' dahn the Igloo to see the Pens n'at?"

or

"Are you going to the Mellon Arena to see the Penguins game?"

Vote now!!!!!!

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livetohike

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Thu May-13-04 10:27 AM
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1. Native Pittsburgher here, okay

so I grew up in the suburbs. We never said "Yinz"

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Beware the Beast Man

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Thu May-13-04 10:29 AM
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2. Heh..neither did I

In a serious context anyway. I did let fly with the occasional "n'at", though.

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livetohike

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Thu May-13-04 10:44 AM
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4. Yeah I think I say n'at too

Edited on Thu May-13-04 10:45 AM by livetohike

my husband doesn't notice it. He grew up on the West End. Oh, btw GO STEELERS.

I can't wait for football season :-)

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Bunny

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Thu May-13-04 10:30 AM
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3. We said nothing but "yinz". Western PA born and raised.

I had to consciously get it out of my vocabulary when I got to college because I was ridiculed mightily for using it. It jars me to hear it now in the work world, not as jarring in the family/social world.

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KAMouflage

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Thu May-13-04 10:49 AM
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5. My Play

In my play, "The Duck Blind," the father character says, "yuns" quite a bit, reflecting his Western PA background. I always thought it sounded like Quintessential Dad.

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Beware the Beast Man

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Thu May-13-04 10:49 AM
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6. Growing up in the Sewickley area,

saying "Yinz" was punishable by torture.

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