What can you substitute "you guys" with?

[screw3d]

I use "you guys" in normal conversations but I realized that it doesn't sound very appropriate when in formal settings (interviews etc).

I couldn't think of a good substitute other than "you all".. which sounds even weirder to me.

Thoughts?

 

[mercanucaribe]

Y'all

 

[ElFenix]

'you'

 

[hypn0tik]

All of you?

 

[CraKaJaX]

Everyone?

 

[TuxDave]

Dudes

Edit: Oh in a formal setting, 'you' = 'you guys'

 

[Extelleron]

"All assembled,"

 

[YoungGun21]

Uds.

 

[FrustratedUser]

all y'all

y'all is singular.

 

[YoungGun21]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
all y'all

y'all is singular.

Considering y'all is short for you all I would say... wrong.

 

[tweakmm]

Everyone or all of you.

I'm from the south so we just say ya'll (even though NC is hardly the south)
I cringe every time I hear some Jersey girl say "yous guys".

 

[Babbles]

I am a Texas boy so I naturally favor and prefer the use of "ya'all"

 

[xSkyDrAx]

my b!tches

 

[dj2004]

Originally posted by: YoungGun21

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
all y'all

y'all is singular.

Considering y'all is short for you all I would say... wrong.

All you all!

 

[keeleysam]

vosotros en ingles.

 

[JS80]

Hey you guys.
Hey fellas.
Hey my n*****.
Hey dawgs.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: YoungGun21
Uds.

Si, en español.

 

[Number1]

Congregation?

 

[Stunt]

yous

 

[Deeko]

Don't listen to these people.

Proper English is "you". It is both plural and singular.

 

[BrokenVisage]

the lot of ya!

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: YoungGun21

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
all y'all

y'all is singular.

Considering y'all is short for you all I would say... wrong.

LOL, most likely true but this short story tells me otherwise. Yes, I am a Swede in Virginia btw.

Walked into the Shell gas station.
Clerk asked: How y'all doin', what can I get y'all today?
Me: <looks around trying to find more people>

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: YoungGun21

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
all y'all

y'all is singular.

Considering y'all is short for you all I would say... wrong.

Obviously not from the South. Some people will use y'all singularly as well as plural, and others will use "all y'all" for plural.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: YoungGun21

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
all y'all

y'all is singular.

Considering y'all is short for you all I would say... wrong.

Nope. Ask a Texan. All y'all is plural. Y'all is single.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: screw3d
I use "you guys" in normal conversations but I realized that it doesn't sound very appropriate when in formal settings (interviews etc).

I couldn't think of a good substitute other than "you all".. which sounds even weirder to me.

Thoughts?

Yous?