As a movies buff, that word has caused consternation to those of us who especially enjoy the 1944 movie, “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay.” The word guy is not the only one taking on new and confusing usage. ![]() New words like iPhone, selfie, hashtag and other words are needed to accommodate technological changes. But I prefer, and advocate, the changes in English should be accomplished by adding new words rather than changing established words. I know languages need to be flexible to encounter a changing world. So greeting us as “guys” makes absolute no sense ![]() I know how the dictionary defines “guy.” I also know my wife is not a guy. I cringe whenever my wife and I are somewhere, most often at a restaurant, when someone greets us with, “How are you guys doing?” It is certainly a prevalent greeting these days.
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