oh oh oh I forgot to share this OTHER amazing article, i'm still re-reading it slowly. so good. :) It does take an opposing stance on "you guys," but I am nothing if not an enjoyer of contradictory ideas. ;) nkytribune.com/2016/10/yall...

Y’all, You’uns, Yinz, Youse: How regional dialects are filling a void in standard English for a ...

By Dan Nosowitz Atlas Obscura “You guys” is the most common way Americans refer directly to a group of people; it is a de facto pronoun, duct-taped together. If you remember your high school lingu...

ctrl-F "folks".... hmmmm