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When did the word "guys" become popular as a gender-neutral …
2018年2月10日 · 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 …
apostrophe - "Guys", "guy’s", or "guys’" (guys’) - English Language ...
2016年9月23日 · 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 …
Is "guy" gender-neutral? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2018年3月18日 · 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 …
word choice - What is a feminine version of 'guys'? - English …
“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 …
orthography - What is the possessive of "you guys"? - English …
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 …
Informal language: “you guy’s” vs. “your guy’s”
Do you guys sell pencils? Said to a shop assistant, is asking whether the collection of people (the store), sell pencils. In both of these examples, you guys refers to a collective entity. 'Your guys' …
Origin of "wise guy" to mean a member of the Mafia (US)
2024年11月15日 · Epithets are frequently appropriated by the recipients and incorporated into their own lexicon, which is what happened with the gangsters who began referring to …
single word requests - Is there a male equivalent of 'bitch'?
2014年5月5日 · While I know you can attribute 'bitch' to a male, I feel there is a sense of femininity. I was wondering if there is a colloquial equivalent that describes someone with the …
How to say hello to a group of people? [closed]
In a colloquial register, one often says “Hi guys”, and one uses this irrespective of the gender distribution in the group addressed. A more Southern-sounding version is “Hey y’all”. An …
single word requests - Alternatives to y'all? - English Language ...
2019年1月14日 · Not "you guys" I agree with the rejection of "you guys" - Just to note that in British English "guys" should be avoided - it is seen as over-familiar or simply objectionable …