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[Pearlee]

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@tansy wrote:

Just today the woman filling in for the president's press secretary used the you-guys term to the assembled reporters as she was wrapping up.

It's a common term.

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@tansy  That doesn't make it right, being common.  And I'd hardly look to politicians and their staffs to speak correctly.

[Pearlee]

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@fourpaws56 wrote:

here in California we call everyone  dude, and i am down with that ....

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@fourpaws56  Down where?  LOL  

[Pearlee]

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@truffle wrote:

I view her clothing line as casual and so maybe that's why she speaks casually.  I just can't imagine wearing those items in a professional setting and thinking that one is dressed professionally and I'm sure she would agree 100%. 

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@truffle  I watch all her shows and I'm sure she wouldn't agree 100%.

[Susan in California]

Our ten-month old grandson goes to a daycare home three days a week.  The daycare provider is from Peru and does a great job with the babies/toddlers in her home.

She refers to all the boy babies/toddlers   "papa" and the girls are "mama".

When she wants to correct them, she says, "Papa, please, papa please..."

(or mama please!)  It is a really cute way to correct the kids rather than a constant

"No". 

Should the parents of these kids say, "these are babies, toddlers, not mamas or papas"?

Re: "you guys"  It personally doesn't bother me. 

And this is coming from someone who is in no way a fan of Lori Goldstein.

[Bri36]

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@tansy wrote:

Just today the woman filling in for the president's press secretary used the you-guys term to the assembled reporters as she was wrapping up.

It's a common term.

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Props for watching that.  lol 

[febe1]

I think the word "folks" in place of guys for casual, friendly purposes might be a better choice to include gender/age/multiples.

[Justice4all]

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@fourpaws56 wrote:

here in California we call everyone  dude, and i am down with that ....

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 'dudes and dudettes'

[Pearlee]

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@febe1 wrote:

I think the word "folks" in place of guys for casual, friendly purposes might be a better choice to include gender/age/multiples.

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@febe1  That's what I said above.  Whereupon someone jumped down my throat and said they'd never call their friends "folks" when I never mentioned friends at all!

[tansy]

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@Bri36 wrote:

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@tansy wrote:

Just today the woman filling in for the president's press secretary used the you-guys term to the assembled reporters as she was wrapping up.

It's a common term.

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Props for watching that.  lol 

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I can't stop checking in to see the other shoe drop.  It's a sickness😂

[Bri36]

@tansy

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