Amanda University: You Guys

 

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Amanda University, lesson no.4 🤓 As of the 1980s, “you guys” has emerged as America’s favorite second-person plural pronoun. It’s handy, it’s cozy, we love to use it, but… it’s not actually as “gender-neutral” as some like to think. Today’s lesson is about why the phrase “you guys” low-key reflects (and reinforces) an unfortunate truth about our culture… plus a few gender-nooch alternatives to say instead, if linguistically smashing the patriarchy sounds like fun to you 🙂

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