Comments on: Yo, people, listen up. https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/yo-people-listen-up/ Mon, 13 Feb 2017 17:40:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Janice https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/yo-people-listen-up/#comment-11 Mon, 13 Feb 2017 17:40:28 +0000 https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/?p=1#comment-11 In reply to Ave.

And so we pull in another language. It’s the gift that keeps on giving!

]]> By: Ave https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/yo-people-listen-up/#comment-10 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 14:41:42 +0000 https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/?p=1#comment-10 In reply to Janice.

Thank you for highlighting the most perfect palindrome. Btw, in Spanish, “Oye” is the command tense for “listen”. Visually stunning and a call to action – from either side of the river.

]]> By: Janice https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/yo-people-listen-up/#comment-4 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 05:09:09 +0000 https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/?p=1#comment-4 In reply to Frank T.

Italian Americans may try to claim “yo,” but I don’t know if others will give it up, to wit this use at 0:53: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc6_XgtOQgI

]]> By: Frank T https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/yo-people-listen-up/#comment-2 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 06:14:39 +0000 https://feetonthegroundnyc.com/?p=1#comment-2 So clever! They say that the word “Yo” is a corruption of the Neapolitan word “guaglione” or on dialect “ualyo’ ” which means “a guy.” I remember it only used in Little Italy at one time, now you hear it everywhere.

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