This is a really good point. The usage of the term really ads clarity to it's usage. You guys - gender neutral. The guys - gender specific. I think a lot of

This is a really good point. The usage of the term really ads clarity to it's usage. You guys - gender neutral. The guys - gender specific. I think a lot of people who are annoyed by the term guys don't like the fact that there is a word that has both gender neutral and gender specific definitions being used as gender neutral. Dudes is another one. Spanish has an explanation for this (which i think is what people are frustrated by). Ellos => them male Ellas => them female Ellos => a group of 10 women with one man in the bunch