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proballynotaduck t1_j2uqo3j wrote

Everyone I know from bucks county and Philly still say youse, I do as well although I'm living near Pittsburgh now.

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TaterRegulator t1_j2urf11 wrote

I say youse when referring to a group of people. Like -youse guys -

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NativePA t1_j2urpmr wrote

I have a ~30 yo coworker that’s says it all the time. Northern Dauphin Co

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proballynotaduck t1_j2urzfk wrote

Its pretty much like y'all. Just addressing more than one person, although sometimes it sounds odd in places y'all would be okay. Like "Hi y'all" fine "Hi youse" not as.much. in place of that I'll just drop the youse or use something else. But I do use it alot still like "how.youse doing" or alot of the times if I want both my kids to do something I'll tell them ,"youse need to do (whatever)" or sometimes "youse two" it feels wierd typing it out because it's not something I ever use in text but it's just to me the plural form of you like cookies is more than one cookie youse is more than two people

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pda4242 t1_j2uueyq wrote

Nope. Always Yall 😆

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divacphys t1_j2uuxpc wrote

Bucks/montco guy here. Never heard it in person.

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Princessss88 t1_j2uy0pp wrote

I use youse still… in York. I hear it a lot around here.

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shinyredumbros t1_j2uy4zj wrote

My whole family does, northern Lanc and Lebanon county folks.

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artificialavocado t1_j2v2awy wrote

People still say it where I’m from and still keep to the old regional dialect in general but mostly just the older generations. I don’t mind regional dialect type stuff but that one is so nails on a chalkboard. Y’all sounds even weirder to our ear and would stick out.

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constantnoodling t1_j2w7gbp wrote

I hear it infrequently, but often enough to not be too alien. I say "yinz" often, that folks do a double take. Being from Pittsburgh originally, yinz took root early on. In college in Philly, I heard you'se a lot.

Living in Central PA now, I don't hear you'se or yinz too often...more y'all.

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klairby t1_j2wc6yp wrote

My family says “you’uns”

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ashfye29 t1_j2whd12 wrote

It’s definitely used in the Scranton region 🫤 “yous guys” makes me cringe so hard

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PGHNeil t1_j2winzr wrote

Y'all is like bro country music and shiny pickup trucks. It's totally phony and affected behavior. That being said, I've tried my best to be literate so I don't say "youse" or "you guys" though I'm near Pittsburgh so a "yinz" is bound to slip out.

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worstatit t1_j2wjaqi wrote

Still in use amongst all ages, though waning. It was never written much, if at all, but part of speech.

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--Cr1imsoN-- t1_j2wsm81 wrote

Lived in PA for well over 20 years and I've honestly never used the term "youse" or even heard it before, but honestly I might not have been paying attention to it. Kind of like how when you live somewhere for so long, you just don't notice stuff like that anymore.

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LowNo5584 t1_j2wt2sk wrote

Sounds like Pittsburgh verbiage. Not being mean, matter of fact is all. Like "wurter" in Philly for water.

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IMustveBrokeAMirror t1_j2x8m6v wrote

I refuse to believe anyone says yinz. Schuylkill County. Definitely use youse guys

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coasterkyle18 t1_j2xh0zr wrote

I live in and grew up in Lancaster county. My grandparents, aunts and uncles, and my dad use it regularly. The younger generation of my family doesn't really use it often. We all have PA Dutch roots, from the Cocalico area.

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30686 t1_j2xiq9e wrote

Yinz is proper English.

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talianicolewingate t1_j2y0jsu wrote

youse is alive and well in certain parts of philly/burbs. not youse guys… more like “what did youse end up doing last night”

it’s also very familial. I live in chester county currently but my family is from north philly so I still have a habit of saying it even though it’s not as common out here.

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odabeejones t1_j2yqzr7 wrote

Heeey Yoouuuusee Guuuys!!!! ~if sloth was born in south Philly

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[deleted] OP t1_j2yv7fg wrote

No one uses youse or yinzs in my part of the state.

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toadfan64 t1_j2zdugi wrote

Being in a smaller town, young and old folks still use it plenty here.

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gabdallaz t1_j3007pb wrote

Still very common in both NEPA and Northeast Philly

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