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Re: guys != gender neutral
From: Jay Ashworth <jra () baylink com>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:39:13 -0400 (EDT)
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From: "Owen DeLong" <owen () delong com>
When did "people" stop being an acceptable gender-neutral substitute
for {guys,gals}?
As a form of address. "Hey, people" is ... well, nearly abrasive. (Envision a waitron walking up to a mixed table of 10.) Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink jra () baylink com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA #natog +1 727 647 1274
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