Yes, you have been away from the states for too long. We do indeed use "guys" to refer to collective groups of people, including women. Chicks is viewed as rather offensive.
This list doesn't need to have controversy, or it needs to have less of it. While I have always received help over the list, it seems to me that there are some that are much too quick to become "attacking" over the list, especially considering this is a list for everyone, and I am betting that a lot of people don't have english as their first language. This was rather mild, but incidents such as the great scrabble war over the list of 2009 do not need to happen. Philip On Apr 8, 2010, at 11:03 PM, Charles Borden wrote: > Perhaps in English English, but not in the American English that I learned - > maybe I've been away from the US too long. It is true that it is sometimes > used, or misused to include in a few girls (chicks, the weaker sex), but I > would be sad if this term connoting male camaraderie was unisexed. > > Lighten up - the expat list sometimes needs at little controversy - it's > become a little too much of housekeepers and moving sales. > Charles > > > On 4/8/10 3:28 PM, "Andrew Walker" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> You might wish to recollect that in American English 'guys' refers >> collectively to men and women. >> >> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:31:08 +0400 письмо от Charles Borden >> <[email protected]>: >> >>> Good question John, and I note that the message was addressed to ЁGuys >>> CB >>> >>> >>> On 4/7/10 10:13 PM, "John Heisel" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Please explain what makes an English teacher 'elitny'? >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Ivor Crotty <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Guys, >>>>> >>>>> Daughter of high ranking govt official seeks elitny english teacher for >>>>> private lessons. >>>>> >>>>> Please drop me a line if you're interested and have the necessary >>>>> references. >>>>> >>>>> This is not a drill!! >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Ivor >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Expat mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat >>>>> http://www.expat.ru/forum/ >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Expat mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat >>>> http://www.expat.ru/forum/ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Expat mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat >>> http://www.expat.ru/forum/ >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Expat mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat >> http://www.expat.ru/forum/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ _______________________________________________ Expat mailing list [email protected] http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
