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This one was always a tricky one for me, trying to create an email to a bunch of people in a friendly manner without using 'hey guys.' It the phrase that feels

This one was always a tricky one for me, trying to create an email to a bunch of people in a friendly manner without using 'hey guys.' It the phrase that feels the most natural to me when speaking to group of people. I personally have always views 'guys' as inclusive of anyone, but I get others may not. Professionally I have opted to use 'hey all' in 90% of situations because it's about as neutral as you can get. Doesn't feel as natural to me but then I don't run the risk of offending anyone.

adrian17 6y ago
> It the phrase that feels the most natural to me when speaking to group of people. Dictionaries seem to agree: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guy https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guy "used to address a group of people of either sex"
- 0x008 6y ago
  While dictionaries are guidelines as to what is accepted use of a language, these accepted uses and dictionaries are no laws. A dictionary is only a snapshot of the rules which society agreed upon in the past and thus will certainly be changed in future.
  - hackeraccount 6y ago
    So we're deciding right now that "guys" is a group of men? Why are we deciding to have the least inclusive possible meaning?
    - JacobSuperslav 6y ago
      Because I don't know about you, the word guy sounds masculine to me.