[Ads-l] dude = 'person of any gender'

[Laurence Horn]

Yes, but as mentioned upthread we’re talking singular, non-vocative uses of “guy".  “You guys” is neither.

> On Jan 27, 2021, at 11:44 PM, Horatius <00000e76b69c74bf-dmarc-request at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> wrote:
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> We definitely have lots of examples of using 'you guys' to address crowds of mixed gender.
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> Aan 28 jan. 2021 01:57, Jonathan Lighter schreef:
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>> Not new, but worth noting:
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>> Gina McCarthy, White House Climate Adviser (age 66), on CNN just now:
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>> "I'm the dude who's supposed to deliver this in a timely way."
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>> JL
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>> "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
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