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Re:Google Docs will “warn you away from inappropriate words” by mr_toad on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @09:19PM (#31091621)
> Inclusiveness is not exclusively an "American" issue

Guys is used as a generic term in all English speaking countries except the US. It’s used by women to refer to groups, including exclusively female groups.

It is the US that’s out of step here (colour me surprised). Stop trying to force US English on the rest of the world.

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Re:Google Docs will “warn you away from inappropriate words” by jandrewrogers on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @09:32PM (#31091717)
> Guys is used as a generic term in all English speaking countries except the US. It’s used by women to refer to groups, including exclusively female groups.

This is true in large parts of the US too. There are regional dialects where this is not true, but it is not a general feature of American English.

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