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PooyaM Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

What is the meaning of these vocabs?

Hi.
I didn't find these vocabularies in my dictionary. It will be nice if anyone helps me.

Youse: (from 1930 I think)
Yearing
flatter:From Meriam-Webster:
to praise excessively especially from motives of self-interest
to encourage or gratify especially with the assurance that something is right
Does it have positive meaning or negative? I mean is it polite to use it anytime?
Thanks
  

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"Youse" (or "Yous") is notionally the plural of "you". It is slang and is not acceptable in formal or written English. If you're talking to one person, you address him as "you".

— KrisBlueNZ

  • "Youse" (or "Yous") is notionally the plural of "you".
  • It is slang and is not acceptable in formal or written English.
  • If you're talking to one person, you address him as "you".
  • " If you're talking to a group, you could address them as "youse".
  • " As I said, it's slang and normally indicates that the speaker is poorly educated.
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"Youse" (or "Yous") is notionally the plural of "you". It is slang and is not acceptable in formal or written English.
If you're talking to one person, you address him as "you". For example, "John, are YOU coming with me?"
If you're talking to a group, you could address them as "youse". For example, "Hey guys, are YOUSE coming with me?"
As I said, it's slang and normally indicates that
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thank you KrisBlueNZ
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