i agree, but since not everyone is native english speakers `guys` is kinda hard since it is supposed to be genderless according to different dictionaries. I know i use that word now and then when i probably just as you say should use "people" instead
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Totally sympathetic to the challenges of not being a native speaker (terms like "guys" w/ weird cultural implications seem generally unhelpful) But anyways, the point is that a huge corp comms twitter account should be leading here, setting a better example.
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Now I don't want to totally presume, but weren't they responding to 2 guys?
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Or we could not presume and just use more inclusive language. Maybe if it were difficult to find other words here, could think hard about it and who is involved in the discussion... But this seems boring and easy.
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Maybe this is relevant in the US, here in NZ it is not.
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Plenty of folks in NZ talking to folks in US and elsewhere. Like this thread! So maybe when people (regardless of who or where they live) ask us in such discussions to make tiny, minor, and easy changes to language so they feel more included, we could listen and try?
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Ionno. I’m also a non-native speaker but I noticed even girls address groups of girls with “guys”. Also on
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Yes, in SOME varieties of English, for SOME groups of people, "guys" is indeed accepted as gender-neutral. But certainly not everywhere and for everyone. Quite a few people perceive it as excluding, offensive, & even triggering. So imho we should change our habits and avoid it!
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thank u for saving women
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Hey guys is already being used as hey people for decades by almost everyone addressing anyone , but hey let's make an issue from every single phrase and instead of allowing language to evolve naturally well moderate it to fit our specific criteria
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