On: In Defense of Y'All

[stronglikedan]

> The problem with "people" is it sounds vaguely rude or hostile.

That seems like a projection. Most people I know would be fine with it.

[BugsJustFindMe → stronglikedan]

I don't know who you know, but most people I know would not be fine with it in every context. "You people" is widely considered pejorative, and any speaker who cares about communication should be aware of that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/EnglishLearning/comments/w0zx8e/why...

[hx8 → stronglikedan]

"You people" can have racists connotations inside the United States, so I wouldn't say that phrase casually when speaking to people in North America.