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From: mfkeady@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Margaret F. Keady)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Re: Girls, girls, girls
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Date: 13 Sep 90 14:42:50 GMT
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Reply-To: mfkeady@athena.mit.edu (Margaret F. Keady)
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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	Is anyone aware of a feminine or neutral form of the word "guy"?  
	I live in a women's residence at school, next door to a fraternity.  If I am planning to go to the movies with a few of the next-door residents, I say I'm going out "with the guys".  However, I have trouble using that word describing mixed or all-female groups.  "Girl" is _quite_ insulting -- I'd never say I'm going to the movies "with the boys".  "Women" is just a bit too stuffy to describe a bunch of mellow college students.

	Any suggestions???

[In my circles, "guys" is generally considered gender neutral.  This appears
not to be true everywhere.                                        -MHN]