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Originally Posted by j.p.s
I specifically wrote that the mixed gender use of "guys" in English is acceptable in at least some circles in at least some contexts, which left open the possibilities that it is either always acceptable or that it is sometimes not acceptable.
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Does this not open the thread up to a discussion regarding the use of the word "guys" then? I do not see your words above in any way limiting the discussion to the word "men". Quite the opposite actually.
So this thread is about the usage of "guys" OR the usage of "men". ANd that is the way I interpreted it. My use of the word "redirect" was in error, your intention all along was to talk about both words. I'm fine with that. That's exactly how I perceived it. I just stated my sentence to @Sirtel incorrectly.
I should not have said "
... the thread got redirected to the word 'guys'". I should have said, "
This thread was always about the word 'guys' (and 'men' too)". Sorry. My error.