People or folks?

[Bucky]

[Iggo]

1. Either.

[WinkyDink]

2. I find people who say "folks" almost always are condescending.

[hamsterjill]

3. Me, too!

I don't know why, but I just hate it when "people" use that term!

[rucky]

4. I was going to say that about "people" people.

"Folks" sounds more folksy.

[Bucky]

6. But folks who don't like other folks say "folks" almost always are snobs

That's actually not true. I just wanted to try out the opposite sweeping generalization for size.

[kentauros]

7. That's odd.

Because I don't.
And I use "folks" all the time. I also use "people" when yelling at my fellow drivers because they are either asleep or doing something equally stupid and the term is all-inclusive of, well, people ;) "Folks" is reserved for people I like :P

[foxfeet]

5. "Folks" is a perfectly good Anglo-Saxon word.

"People" is derived from the French. There were formerly class distinctions in their usage and, though that may still be the case, I think it's more a matter of regional usage at this point.

[datasuspect]

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