Yuh

/jə/ interjection, pronoun

Definition

Informal or dialectal pronunciation of 'you,' often used in casual speech or representing how certain regions pronounce the word.

Etymology

A phonetic representation of how 'you' is pronounced in casual speech or certain dialects. It's been written this way in literature since at least the 19th century to show colloquial dialogue.

Kelly Says

When writers write 'yuh' instead of 'you,' they're making a choice about how their character sounds—it signals working-class or rural speech to readers, which is why the same spelling choice can accidentally sound stereotyping.

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