Can we ban the use of the word "folks"?

[PVnRT]

I'm sick of it. I hear "the folks out in the field" at least two times a day, not to mention the various categories of "folks" that Obama will have trouble winning, etc.

Oh, and add "concur" to that list, since it's just a faux-intelligent way of saying "agree."

[Maddy McCall]

1. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!

I HATE HATE HATE that condescending word.

[TZ]

2. ah and we should ban "village" too right?

See- this kind of political correctness is RIDICULOUS...:eyes:
I've heard it ALL my life and NEVER EVER met anyone "offended" by it till I came here.

[PVnRT]

6. What does offense have to do with anything?

The only people I hear use the word "folks" are middle and upper management types trying to show how much they empathize with people who actually work for a living.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. All the folks in the village would concur with your faux assessment

:)

[DS1]

3. Please do. It's a Limbaushism

and I hate it

[flvegan]

4. I concur.

[Zuiderelle]

5. Concur. And can we ban any use of "faux" while we're at it.

Since that's just a faux-folksey way of pretending to not be faux-intelligent. :)

[PVnRT]

8. It works much better in hyphenation than "fake"

[skooooo]

9. No...

Folks folks folks!

[NV Whino]

10. I dunno,

my folks said it was okay to use the word folks. What do you folks think?

[kentauros]

15. My folks think the same.

How 'bout y'all?

[1gobluedem]

11. Yes

Today, please. Thanks.

[D23MIURG23]

12. Self-Delete

Boy do I feel like an asshat.

[PVnRT]

13. Ever heard of a sense of humor?

Learn to chill out, you'll live longer.

[LisaM]

14. Yes, PLEASE, YES

Can you throw in "gals" while you're at it?

[Blue Diadem]

16. does that mean we have to throw in "guys" too?

:shrug:

[kentauros]

18. as in

"youse guise"? :P

[LisaM]

21. No

but it does include "fellows" or "fellas"!

[jobycom]

17. It's one of my favorite words. Must be a southern thing

[kentauros]

19. I'm curious how our southern colloquialisms

became "condescending"?

[jobycom]

22. I guess they think all us southerners are really talking down to them

Bless their hearts.

[undeterred]

20. Can we still use "folksy"?

[WildEyedLiberal]

23. Depends on who's saying it

I know a lot of people who use "folks" in their daily vocabulary.

I do think all politicians and media talking heads should be banned from saying it, however, as they are almost without exception upper class twits using it solely in an attempt to "identify" with what they perceive to be the simple minded bumpkins who actually use the word "folks." It's very patronizing.