Date:  Mon, 23 Jan 1995 22:27:00 CDT

From:  Beth Lee Simon <BLSIMON[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MACC.WISC.EDU>

Subject: Re: 2 pl



I use "you guys", esp in mixed groups.



But, what is you guys' first take on this:

Someone on another list, in her reply to a question about why the list

seemed quiet this weekend, said/wrote/posted:

    "But remember, lots of our guys are not in the eastern time zone."



My immediate understanding was that she meant, the males on the list, and

I was confused about why she would only mention the males. It was only

when I considered it, that I understood "our guys" to mean all of us.



Is "our guys" gender specific for anyone else?



One other "guys" question: I use "you guys when the group I'm addressing

is pretty clearly younger than I am.



Beth