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    Angry You GUYS.... mini rant.

    I really.... really... hate it when mixed company is referred to as "guys".

    I am not, nor have I ever been a guy....

    I have even seen groups of women called "guys".

    Hi guys... how are you guys doing.... what's new with you guys?

    Not a guy... and I do correct people who make that blunder... call me crazy but I think it's pretty damn rude.
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    ^What Sophia said.
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    I wish there was an "auto-like" setting that I could just have applied to all of your posts Sophia....

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    It is a linguistic problem.

    How would you rather address a mixed group? "Ladies and gentlemen"? This sounds a bit old-fashioned and even, gasp, ironic. "Peoples"? That's gramatically incorrect. "Gang"? "Okay, gang. I have to get going..." Better?

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    ok Gang!!! lol

    Soooo cheesey!!!!!




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    What is your preference? You've told us what you don't like, but what do you like to be referred to as? Esp. when you are part of a mixed gender group.


    Promote yourself and earn more money! This is a business that is owned by strippers for strippers. Let's make that money!


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    folks, everyone, friends, you all

    EDIT "neighbors" hehe I'm having a Mr. Roger's moment (Rodger's?)

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    Can I fix the problem....Sophia with the Golden Silk....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Benjamin View Post
    Can I fix the problem....Sophia with the Golden Silk....
    HOLY CRAP I JUST NOTICED THIS GUY!

    Whoever you are this is pure win. Now regretting I had no interest in the BFs thread.

    EDIT well pure win in the BF thread don't get creepy troll please. I wonder if you'll reveal yourself as a member.

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    "Pure Win?"

    Sheeut Dawg. I DEFINE win.

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    I don't mind it.

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    I know that it sounds weird, but according to the dictionary, there's nothing wrong with referring to a group of people as "guys", even if they're all females.

    guy /gaɪ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[gahy] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, guyed, guy·ing.
    –noun
    1. Informal. a man or boy; fellow: He's a nice guy.
    2. Usually, guys. Informal. persons of either sex; people: Could one of you guys help me with this?
    3. Chiefly British Slang. a grotesquely dressed person.
    4. (often initial capital letter) British. a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes that is paraded through the streets and burned on Guy Fawkes Day.
    –verb (used with object)
    5. to jeer at or make fun of; ridicule.
    —Idiom
    6. give the guy to, British Slang. to escape from (someone); give (someone) the slip.
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    I do this all the time, even on here. Sorry Sophia yo, I won't do it no mas 2 u.


    At the sc, I approach groups of guys by going BROOOOOs!!! what's good?

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    Actually the solution is simple.

    Rather than "how are you guys doing?"---- "How are you all doing?"

    Rather than "Hi guys!"---- "Hi!"

    Rather than "Do you guys need anything else?"--- "Does anyone need anything else?" or "Do you need anything else?"

    I think "guys" is useless......
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    ^What Sophia said.
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    I wish there was an "auto-like" setting that I could just have applied to all of your posts Sophia....

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    meh.

    tomatoe tomato.

    i use guys for groups of both girls and guys and mixed. ive neevr really thought about if people get offended by it, tbh, if they pick at a word that much, its easier not to bother with them at all.lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mermaidnz View Post
    if they pick at a word that much, its easier not to bother with them at all.lol.
    Aww... that stings.
    Quote Originally Posted by Jay12 View Post
    ^What Sophia said.
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    I wish there was an "auto-like" setting that I could just have applied to all of your posts Sophia....

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    sorry, but its such a small thing to pick at. id be offended and suprised if any of my friends were so bored with life, thats all they had left to complain about.haha


    i wasnt directing the comment at you, just in general.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sophia_Starina View Post
    I think "guys" is useless......
    Ain't THAT the truth.
    People are not ruled by their memories.

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    And what is your feeling on dudes? Dudettes?

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    Quote Originally Posted by doc-catfish View Post
    I know that it sounds weird, but according to the dictionary, there's nothing wrong with referring to a group of people as "guys", even if they're all females.

    guy /gaɪ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[gahy] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, guyed, guy·ing.
    –noun
    1. Informal. a man or boy; fellow: He's a nice guy.
    2. Usually, guys. Informal. persons of either sex; people: Could one of you guys help me with this?
    3. Chiefly British Slang. a grotesquely dressed person.
    4. (often initial capital letter) British. a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes that is paraded through the streets and burned on Guy Fawkes Day.
    –verb (used with object)
    5. to jeer at or make fun of; ridicule.
    —Idiom
    6. give the guy to, British Slang. to escape from (someone); give (someone) the slip.

    I dunno, yo. Considering:

    1. Informal. a man or boy; fellow: He's a nice guy.
    2. Usually, guys. Informal. persons of either sex; people: Could one of you guys help me with this?
    3. Chiefly British Slang. a grotesquely dressed person.

    I would argue that 2 -out of - 3 definitions for "guy" are kinda negative...

    I am neither grotesque (3) nor in possession of a penis (1)....
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    I wish there was an "auto-like" setting that I could just have applied to all of your posts Sophia....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alaska View Post
    And what is your feeling on dudes? Dudettes?
    Super informal... I don't use it or hear it much.
    Quote Originally Posted by Jay12 View Post
    ^What Sophia said.
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    I wish there was an "auto-like" setting that I could just have applied to all of your posts Sophia....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sophia_Starina View Post
    Actually the solution is simple.

    Rather than "how are you guys doing?"---- "How are you all doing?"
    Yeah that's what I was trying to get at in my crappily worded reply. I manage a lot of meetings and out of consideration for folks who feel this way I just try to use one of those alternatives. I actually like "Folks" better than "Guys" anyway so it's not too hard, although I probably screw it up every once in a while. Personally I don't really care what people call it but of course I am a guy in both the singular and plural forms.

    Related to the whole hauling out the dictionary thing, my old latin prof put it best when he said that "correct" language is defined over time by colloquialisms. He was trying to point out the fluidity of language and the futility of trying to be an ultra mega strict about it. I would say the "guys" has won out through common usage in general.

    EDIT Then again for all I know "Folks" is derived from old saxon for "ye of huge wangs"

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    I don't mind "guys" when referring to a mixed group, but it really annoys me when people use it to refer to only women. But then there's the problem of what do you say? Hey 'girls'? Hey 'ladies'? Can sound demeaning..
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    Quote Originally Posted by PuertoRicanPinup View Post
    I don't mind "guys" when referring to a mixed group, but it really annoys me when people use it to refer to only women. But then there's the problem of what do you say? Hey 'girls'? Hey 'ladies'? Can sound demeaning..
    I think "ladies" is very nice.... I can't imagine how a group of women could have a problem with it.
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    ^What Sophia said.
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    I wish there was an "auto-like" setting that I could just have applied to all of your posts Sophia....

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    Does anyone like being called ma'am? There are way too many military guys around here...I cringe every time one of them calls me ma'am. I am not your mother LOL!!
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    I'm just going to start saying "Hey y'all!"

    And wear overalls.

    But I agree with Sophia, I think guys are useless. Oh wait, she meant the WORD. Hehe.

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    I say y'all. And Guys.

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