Has this always been the case, or what? While arguably boys and girls should be reserved for underage (whatever that means) people of the respective genders, adults, especially younger adults (probably under 35) often refer to their own gender by the term of children of that sex Which way is guys written in this sentence
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Should the word guys be written as guys, guy's, or guys' in this sentence?
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. I commonly use the word 'guys' to refer to a group of males colloquially It's colloquial but not rude, off putting, condescending, patronizing (though i wouldn't use it with a group of men at a bo. Since you guys is colloquial, if you’re writing down the possessive of the word, you should use a spelling that reflects its pronunciation
If you’re wondering what to use in conversation, the answer is whatever you’ve been using all along. And possibly also hey guys, to a much lesser extent But i still think the word guy is gendered in pretty much every other context For example i wouldn't say the following to refer to a group with any women in it, and i'm surprised other respondents here would
The simple rules of using a comma before and after the vocative case state that you write, for example, what do you, mark, think about the book
But what about “you guys” / “you, guys” What is the male equivalent to the term cougar The term cougar describes an older woman seeking younger men So a male equivalent would be an older man seek.
I 've talked to twenty wise guys that 've been ridin' and every one of 'em sings a different song Every guy cracks up his own wheel, and says all the others is made out o' sheet iron and bum castin's. The most common complements for the terms you mention are male/female boys/girls guys/gals usage is far from parallel
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