- apostrophe - Guys, guy’s, or guys’ (guys’) - English Language . . .
Which way is guys written in this sentence: "What are your guys favorite cars"? Should the word guys be written as guys, guy's, or guys' in this sentence?
- 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?
- 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
- 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 (I probably use your guys’ and your guys’s most of the time )
- 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
- alternatives for guy - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
It is very commonly seen that people use "guy" or "guys" in workplace It is totally appropriate to use this word when it is a casual occasion If the occasion is more formal, for example you are referring a very senior member, an old and respectful man or a professional such as police officer, the appropriate alternatives could be "gentleman", "sir", "officer" or just "man" or "woman lady
- Males, Females, Girls and Guys - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The most common complements for the terms you mention are male female boys girls guys gals Usage is far from parallel 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 However, refering to an adult using
- Should a note be addressed with Hi all or Hi All?
It is common to begin an email with the greeting "hi all" when the note is addressed to multiple recipients What, however, is the correct capitalization of "all" in this context? Does it become a
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