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- orthography - What is the possessive of you guys? - English Language . . .
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
- word choice - What is a feminine version of guys? - English Language . . .
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
- 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
- Difference between How are you? and How are you doing?
How are you guys doing here? (Waitress addressing customers : Is everything all right?) DO is a process verb: you can proceed through an action, that is perform an action (do one's duty, do one's homework, do the dishes), or you can proceed through an appreciation, as in "The firm doing great" You can even "do time" if you go to prison
- How to say hello to a group of people? [closed]
When entering a place or meet a group of people or starting a speech, how do you say hello to the audience (from a few to thousands of people) I know that this depends on the situation I think it
- Sl*t term for males - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"Slut" can have two meanings: an immoral woman, or prostitute a dirty and slovenly woman I would like a term for men that is the equivalent of the second meaning Is there a term for describing a man
- Is girls a suitable complementary term to go along with guys?
Here we see that guys and gals and gals and guys clearly outnumber girls and guys and guys and girls Note that girls by itself crushes gals in usage, but that only supports the contention, because girls is mainly used to describe female children In fact, if we NGram girls with boys (i e , male children) we see that the usage is roughly
- When did the word guys become popular as a gender-neutral word?
It's normal nowadays to walk into a room (men and women, boys and girls etc) and go, "Hey guys!" Has this always been the case, or what?
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