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- When did the word guys become popular as a gender-neutral word?
In some varieties of US and Canadian English, you guys revives the distinction between a singular and plural you, much like y'all in other varieties; in this sense, guys is gender-neutral You can also read there how the etymology really goes back to Guy Fawkes and that in earlier centuries, a woman dressed like a guy most likely wasn't in a
- apostrophe - Guys, guy’s, or guys’ (guys’) - English Language . . .
So I would say to go with your guys or your guys' Some might prefer the first because the second seems to include too many possessive markers; some might prefer the second, because it includes a (written) possessive marker at the end of the phrase, which is the expected location for possessive marking in English
- orthography - What is the possessive of you guys? - English Language . . .
Your guys’ and your guys’s seem to both be “acceptable” (i e used normally by native speakers) in the greater Philadelphia area; you guys’ and you guys’s might be common elsewhere, but they sound a bit strange to me (In Philadelphia proper, youse guys’ is probably used too!)
- Is guy gender-neutral? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The word guy is singularity male and the word guys can only be assigned gender neutrality if it wasn't used to describe men specifically, and which 99 percent of articles that refer to men uses the word guys If the word men is considered sexist and non-inclusive, the word guys is right beside it
- word usage - Males, Females, Girls and Guys - English Language Usage . . .
Many people use the term guys to collectively refer to a familiar group, regardless of gender This term seems to be used somewhat more by men than women when refering to women or a mixed group of men and women
- word choice - What is a feminine version of guys? - English Language . . .
“Guys” can be used in English as gender neutral to refer to a group of mixed gender You will even hear women refer to other women as “guys ” The closest linguistic equivalent with a feminine tilt would be “gals ” “Guys and gals” is a rather informal variant of “ladies and gentlemen ” (Note the reverse order )
- meaning - Are the allies always good guys? - English Language Usage . . .
While most look at it in a historical context of the allies being the "good guys" and the axis being the "bad guys", the problem lies in the name chosen to label the "good guys" As we know, "allies" is the plural of "ally" As a verb in this context, it means to "Side with or support (someone or something) "
- american english - Single word for Where are you guys? - English . . .
Guys, what are you doing? Share Improve this answer Follow answered Nov 8, 2013 at 23:36 Michael Owen
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