In Da Bronx, New York City, "guys' or "you guys" is a
nonsexist term.
GraceAnne, born, raised, educated, still lives in Da Bronx
Maggi Rohde wrote on 20 Apr 2002, about Re: Pet Peeves in grammar
> In my own attempt to fight the battle of language sexism, I
> have eliminated the use of "guys" from my vocabulary. I
> say "folks" or "y'all" instead.
>
> Ohh, this is a fun topic!
GraceAnne A. DeCandido, MLS
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