On Thu, 27 Sep 2012, Landon Stewart wrote:
On 27 September 2012 11:34, Owen DeLong <owen@delong.com> wrote:
When did "people" stop being an acceptable gender-neutral substitute for {guys,gals}?
Owen
Using the word 'people' is good but I like to say 'humans'.
What's up humans? Can I get you humans to drink?
This rarely offends anyone.
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