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this is only going to go away if people use gender neutral terms naturally... its sad but true. i've always used guys to mean 'people' because there is no natu
by jheriko 12y ago
this is only going to go away if people use gender neutral terms naturally... its sad but true.
i've always used guys to mean 'people' because there is no natural slang alternative. i'm now rethinking this, but its hard to retrain years of doing what i thought was correct in this manner.
although in hindsight its so obvious i should have seen it :/
but at the same time nothing jumps to mind as an alternative. this is definitely problem, but i'm not sure how to actually fix it.
- aftbit 12y agoY'all.
- djur 12y ago"Y'all" and "folks" carry a bit of a cultural connotation. "Y'all" is identified with the South, and "folks" has a somewhat rural (folksy!) sound to it. I grew up without "y'all" and with "folks" almost exclusively referring to parents and grandparents, so I don't feel very natural using them. In chat, I'll use "folx". It's a private, unexplainable joke that also helps me feel a little less silly (by being a lot sillier).