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The defence was it was a Britishism, where guys is gender neutral.
by alexchamberlain 8y ago
The defence was it was a Britishism, where guys is gender neutral.
- scrollaway 8y agoI don't understand your post/replies. Do you have a problem with people using britishisms? The "defence" spelling is also a britishism, so I'm not sure where you're going with all that. "Guys" is not any more gender neutral than "Lads" (they both are often used in a gender-neutral way, but they're etymologically male). "Folks" is what I personally use if I specifically want something gender-neutral, but "lads" is definitely appropriate if the author is speaking to men. Which brings me back to "this is a lot of noise for nothing".
- freehunter 8y agoLiterally the first definition of "guy" is "a man". "Guy" is only gender neutral when you're referring to a group of people.