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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 02:42 PM
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The posessive plural of guys is "guyziz"?
"Your guyziz stuff is almost done." I hear that around here all the time. Drives me nuts.
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cheezus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 02:43 PM
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1. guys is plural of guy
hey guy. how are you guys

or youse guys

or all y'all

guys's?

bah
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Liberal Veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 02:44 PM
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2. You guyiz and your silly hangupses.....
...makesiz me laughs.
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 02:45 PM
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3. I see what youzez mean
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jdsmith Donating Member (612 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 02:46 PM
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4. Yes. In much the same way that the plural possessive of "you"
Edited on Thu Apr-22-04 02:47 PM by jdsmith
is "y'allses'" or "you'unses'" if you are from Appalachia, which is not where I am from but where I am at.

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Liberal Veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 02:49 PM
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5. Sneaky nasty hobbitses adds extra syllableses to wordses...
We hates thems we does.
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 02:55 PM
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6. Aha! So it's due to the poularity of the LOTR!
Now I get it.
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camero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-22-04 02:56 PM
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7. Nah
It's "Yous guyziz stuff is almost done." :)
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