On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Jo Rhett <jrh...@netconsonance.com> wrote:
> Guys seem to think that it's gender neutral. The majority of women are > used to this, but they have indicated to me that they don't believe it to > be very neutral. Using "guys" is not gender neutral, it's flat out implying > the other gender doesn't matter. * > The Oxford English dictionary apparently disagrees with you. http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/guy?region=us&q=guys (*guys*) people of either sex: * you guys want some coffee? * As other many words in the English language there are multiple definitions, and one of those definitions is gender specific - but the one above is very much gender neutral ("either sex" - it doesn't get much clearer than that!) Scott