It's also a Southern US term, not a coastal one, so I agree. Using it in place as an inclusive term comes off as pretentious and inauthentic.
I think "guys" is one of the few ones I disagree with, along with man hours, as in man meaning human, not man meaning male individuals. We don't stop using the term mankind because the word man is in it. It's not gendered.
I think "guys" is one of the few ones I disagree with, along with man hours, as in man meaning human, not man meaning male individuals. We don't stop using the term mankind because the word man is in it. It's not gendered.