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Unlike buddy, it's an inaccurate generic reference. It's a little more typing, but replacing "guy" with "person" or in this case "engineer" would be more precis

Unlike buddy, it's an inaccurate generic reference. It's a little more typing, but replacing "guy" with "person" or in this case "engineer" would be more precise (and inclusive).

reaperducer 6y ago
"Guy" is a perfectly acceptable word for a man or a woman in much of the United States. When the PBS children's show The Electric Company starts with the cry, "Hey, you guys!" it is not excluding the female of the species. It's an idiom. There are places where "you guys" is unusual. For example, when I moved to a certain part of Texas, it was unfamiliar to the people living there. Perhaps you live in a place where "guys" is uncommon and are unfamiliar with the term. In that case, I suggest you respect other people's cultures and embrace diversity.
- beervirus 6y ago
  “You guys” is only uncommon in Texas because we have the shorter “y’all.”
  - edgyquant 6y ago
    That isn’t just Texas even as far north as Kentucky and the Southern bits of Illinois and Indiana people use y’all.
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nqzero 6y ago
in the plural or non-countable, such as this case, "guy" is ungendered
- inimino 6y ago
  "The one guy" is literally the opposite of uncountable. Guys, this doesn't have to be so hard. Just check the authorship before commenting about the author! If you get it wrong and someone points it out, say "oops, I should have checked" and it's over.
  - beervirus 6y ago
    > Guys, this doesn't have to be so hard. Please don’t assume our gender when preaching to us about inclusive language.
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    - jessaustin 6y ago
      IME, gals aren't making these mistakes, and also aren't doubling down when called on them.
      - reaperducer 6y ago
        IME, gals aren't making these mistakes Then you have limited E.
    - jsolson 6y ago
      I debated calling this out and decided against because I knew you all would do it for me. This, right here, is precisely why this issue is important. We have gendered pronouns that are so ingrained we try to pretend they're not gendered. "All" is a _shorter_ and more inclusive substitute for "guys". If you think this isn't important, just replace every occurance of "guys" that you see with "gals". If you're cool with that, good on you, but if you think for one second "oh don't say gals that might piss someone off" then, well, there's the kicker.
      - inimino 6y ago

Unlike buddy, it's an inaccurate generic reference. It's a little more typing, but replacing "guy" with "person" or in this case "engineer" would be more precise (and inclusive).

reaperducer 6y ago

"Guy" is a perfectly acceptable word for a man or a woman in much of the United States. When the PBS children's show The Electric Company starts with the cry, "Hey, you guys!" it is not excluding the female of the species. It's an idiom. There are places where "you guys" is unusual. For example, when I moved to a certain part of Texas, it was unfamiliar to the people living there. Perhaps you live in a place where "guys" is uncommon and are unfamiliar with the term. In that case, I suggest you respect other people's cultures and embrace diversity.

beervirus 6y ago
“You guys” is only uncommon in Texas because we have the shorter “y’all.”
- edgyquant 6y ago
  That isn’t just Texas even as far north as Kentucky and the Southern bits of Illinois and Indiana people use y’all.
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nqzero 6y ago

in the plural or non-countable, such as this case, "guy" is ungendered

inimino 6y ago
"The one guy" is literally the opposite of uncountable. Guys, this doesn't have to be so hard. Just check the authorship before commenting about the author! If you get it wrong and someone points it out, say "oops, I should have checked" and it's over.
- beervirus 6y ago
  > Guys, this doesn't have to be so hard. Please don’t assume our gender when preaching to us about inclusive language.
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  - jessaustin 6y ago
    IME, gals aren't making these mistakes, and also aren't doubling down when called on them.
    - reaperducer 6y ago
      IME, gals aren't making these mistakes Then you have limited E.
  - jsolson 6y ago
    I debated calling this out and decided against because I knew you all would do it for me. This, right here, is precisely why this issue is important. We have gendered pronouns that are so ingrained we try to pretend they're not gendered. "All" is a _shorter_ and more inclusive substitute for "guys". If you think this isn't important, just replace every occurance of "guys" that you see with "gals". If you're cool with that, good on you, but if you think for one second "oh don't say gals that might piss someone off" then, well, there's the kicker.
    - inimino 6y ago