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sonnyjane|1390015240|3595190 said:At work over the last year they have REALLLLLLLY been trying to get everyone to stop saying "you guys".
VRBeauty|1390014976|3595187 said:One of my former co-workers always says gunna rather than going to or even gonna. Always made me wince inside. It hasn't hurt her career a bit though!
packrat|1390014631|3595185 said:I would tell the President of the United States "Okie Dokie artichokey" and think nothing of it.
Lil Misfit|1390017182|3595202 said:Maybe I'm dense, but how does "gunna" sound any different from "gonna"? Unless it's in email format, obviously, the pronunciation is the same to me. Am I missing something?![]()
VRBeauty|1390017761|3595208 said:Lil Misfit|1390017182|3595202 said:Maybe I'm dense, but how does "gunna" sound any different from "gonna"? Unless it's in email format, obviously, the pronunciation is the same to me. Am I missing something?![]()
"guhnuh" vs "goanah"
Maybe it's just me.![]()
Lil Misfit|1390018035|3595210 said:VRBeauty|1390017761|3595208 said:Lil Misfit|1390017182|3595202 said:Maybe I'm dense, but how does "gunna" sound any different from "gonna"? Unless it's in email format, obviously, the pronunciation is the same to me. Am I missing something?![]()
"guhnuh" vs "goanah"
Maybe it's just me.![]()
Are you pronouncing the latter as GO-nah? Because if so, that's the difference. Maybe it's a regional thing? I'm in Chicago.
JewelFreak|1390044474|3595354 said:Okay, if you can't say "folks" or "you guys," how do you address a group of people? "Would you ladies [oooh, no, sexist or elitist or something baddd] and gentlemen (why isn't this bad too?) like to order another cocktail?" "Men & women?" "Males & females?" "Youse guys?" "Y'all?"
sonnyjane|1390015240|3595190 said:At work over the last year they have REALLLLLLLY been trying to get everyone to stop saying "you guys".
Lil Misfit|1390017313|3595204 said:packrat|1390014631|3595185 said:I would tell the President of the United States "Okie Dokie artichokey" and think nothing of it.
And THIS is why I love you!!!!![]()
packrat|1390062571|3595475 said:Goh you probably thought I was a pervy weirdo! I promise I'm not!
dk168|1390063513|3595485 said:OP,
Yes I do, otherwise I would not have mentioned it.
As for addressing a group of people, I tend to say "ladies and gentlemen" in a formal situation, or "peeps" or "people" in an informal situation, or with a group of people that I know well.
DK![]()