Loving PSA announcement for speakers : 'guys' isn't gender neutral. I know a lot of people don't have English as a native language. But a small angry hedgehog pokes me every time I hear "guys". I'm still practicing using "folks" instead. #AgileTD
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This one still catches me out too. Though when I self-correct I'm often chastised by ladies in my team, one of whom is adamant language evolves and should be allowed to evolve.
Still, this always springs to mind https://youtu.be/Im3Zj9ZBsyU
@fxcrnr @alex_schl I struggled with guys recently as well. My wife's female friend from Ireland did think it is gender neutral but I tend to think of men only. https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/11816/is-guy-gender-neutral has a discussion
@fxcrnr I still use it accidentally. Trying to be mindful of my use to get the last ones gone.