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chaddyesterday at 4:34 PM2 repliesview on HN

i tried to stop using y'all when i got my first job at MSFT, having grown up in the South; then 10 years later I realized it's perfect for Corporate America given it's gender neutral


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kevin_thibedeauyesterday at 6:24 PM

I grew up saying it and consciously eradicated it around 3rd grade. I probably shouldnt've but it would seem forced to do it now.

madcaptenoryesterday at 5:22 PM

meanwhile, my New Jersey-born boss uses "you guys" despite herself being female and having lived in the South longer than I have