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From: spp@ucbvax.ARPA (Stephen P Pope)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.nlang
Subject: Re: \"Guys\" is to \"<?>\" as ...
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Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 13:20:04 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 20 13:20:04 1985
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I on occasion use the word "guys" when addressing a group
of either, or mixed, sex and nobody has ever taken offense.
    I further propose that "they" and "their" are acceptable, 
although somewhat illiterate sounding, neuter forms for
he/she and his/her.

   -steve

P.S. If anybody agrees or disagrees I'd like to hear from them.


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