As you speak to a group of people whether young children or teenagers what are some OTHER ways to grab their attention or start speaking to them other than just saying "you guys this or you guys that"? I know it is a wierd question but the English slang of "you guys" is often over-used. From a possible future elementary school teacher I find myself sayin you guys need to do this or you guys are doing great at that during summer camp job....what are other formal ways to address groups of people? Or maybe I have a bad habit and need to just get rid of it...
2007-03-20 05:42:26 · 8 answers · asked by justaquestion 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Y'all -- can be singular or plural
All y'all -- is always plural
Now seriously, how about--
"Everyone", as in "everyone, come this way" or "everyone is responsible for his own dishes" ("every one", while referring to the group, takes the singular verb form).
2007-03-20 05:52:52 · answer #1 · answered by dBalcer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could take a slang term from the south and say y'all but it does tend to get overused to. I'm originally from the north and have lived in the south for 16 yrs now. It's one of the few phrases stuck in my vocab permanently .
It's not really formal though.
2007-03-20 05:50:26 · answer #2 · answered by grk_tigris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'You' -- English doesn't distinguish singular from plural second person, so all we have is 'you' -- unless you're from the south.
You could start using just that word. If they don't realize you mean all of them (which I doubt, but may turn out to be the case) you could try:
You students
All of you
You folks
I don't really see much wrong with 'you guys' -- it's a common colloquialism for the (missing) plural of 'you.'
'you people' sounds kinda rude to me -- dunno why.
2007-03-20 08:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just say "you", and they will understand perfectly. If you need to be very emphatic about it being the whole class, "all of you". If it's a specific group, call them by name and/or say, "you two," "you three," etc.
2007-03-20 06:04:25 · answer #4 · answered by djcartwright 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We say y'all in the South. How about everyone?
2007-03-20 05:50:32 · answer #5 · answered by Sinclair 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I gues you could say "you people". It would depend on what group you are referring to.
2007-03-20 06:37:11 · answer #6 · answered by Lin s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try wats up , sup people, u crazy so on ty
2007-03-20 05:51:03 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Sexy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yo, dudes...
2007-03-20 06:30:05 · answer #8 · answered by fast&furious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋