"I understand that you guys recently got new credit card readers..."
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Is it just me, or should it be expected that a project manager can write a better sentence than that? 1. He doesn't know whether he's talking to just men, and in my book "you guys" still has a male gender association. 2. "Got"??? Really??? How about "received"? It's probably just me.
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Create a Digital Ocean Droplet for .NET Core Web API with a real SSL Certificate on a DomainI'm one of those "hey guys" people too :D In our profession that's usually correct too. Although I've gone for a more gender neutral approach since a woman said something about it (she laughed about it and joked she was "one of the guys", I sat in an all-guy team and she was PO who sat all the way on the other side of the office). Now I mostly go for "hey everyone". I'm usually more formal to clients. What's wrong with "got"?
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Is it just me, or should it be expected that a project manager can write a better sentence than that? 1. He doesn't know whether he's talking to just men, and in my book "you guys" still has a male gender association. 2. "Got"??? Really??? How about "received"? It's probably just me.
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I'm one of those "hey guys" people too :D In our profession that's usually correct too. Although I've gone for a more gender neutral approach since a woman said something about it (she laughed about it and joked she was "one of the guys", I sat in an all-guy team and she was PO who sat all the way on the other side of the office). Now I mostly go for "hey everyone". I'm usually more formal to clients. What's wrong with "got"?
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I've use guys and gals with no perceived negativity. In leading a small team it is probably appropriate but it's the leader's call. some might use boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, folks, people, everyone, team, ....
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I'm one of those "hey guys" people too :D In our profession that's usually correct too. Although I've gone for a more gender neutral approach since a woman said something about it (she laughed about it and joked she was "one of the guys", I sat in an all-guy team and she was PO who sat all the way on the other side of the office). Now I mostly go for "hey everyone". I'm usually more formal to clients. What's wrong with "got"?
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The same thing that is wrong with "can I get a pint of Guinness" - it used to be "a pint of Guinness please" - also "how are you" is answered "I'm Good" instead of "ok thanks". I could go on but ;P
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Is it just me, or should it be expected that a project manager can write a better sentence than that? 1. He doesn't know whether he's talking to just men, and in my book "you guys" still has a male gender association. 2. "Got"??? Really??? How about "received"? It's probably just me.
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Is it just me, or should it be expected that a project manager can write a better sentence than that? 1. He doesn't know whether he's talking to just men, and in my book "you guys" still has a male gender association. 2. "Got"??? Really??? How about "received"? It's probably just me.
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Create a Digital Ocean Droplet for .NET Core Web API with a real SSL Certificate on a DomainI've been using "guys" as a gender neutral term since the late eighties. I think it's ok in an informal setting. The "recently" & "got" does make the sentence sound odd.
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The same thing that is wrong with "can I get a pint of Guinness" - it used to be "a pint of Guinness please" - also "how are you" is answered "I'm Good" instead of "ok thanks". I could go on but ;P
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But "got" and "received" are synonyms, saying please and thanks or not saying please and thanks are not :confused:
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I'm one of those "hey guys" people too :D In our profession that's usually correct too. Although I've gone for a more gender neutral approach since a woman said something about it (she laughed about it and joked she was "one of the guys", I sat in an all-guy team and she was PO who sat all the way on the other side of the office). Now I mostly go for "hey everyone". I'm usually more formal to clients. What's wrong with "got"?
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For people for whom English is their first (and in my case only fluent) language, the use of 'got' here is poor grammar. I was corrected for such usage by my school teachers. 'Received' is better grammar in this sentence.
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For people for whom English is their first (and in my case only fluent) language, the use of 'got' here is poor grammar. I was corrected for such usage by my school teachers. 'Received' is better grammar in this sentence.
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I'm one of those "hey guys" people too :D In our profession that's usually correct too. Although I've gone for a more gender neutral approach since a woman said something about it (she laughed about it and joked she was "one of the guys", I sat in an all-guy team and she was PO who sat all the way on the other side of the office). Now I mostly go for "hey everyone". I'm usually more formal to clients. What's wrong with "got"?
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I don't think got is wrong. It's somewhat colloquial but works well if you're unsure whether they bought the credit card readers or were given them. You could say "I understand that you have new credit card readers". But have won't work if you want to include recently. If you want to be formal, acquired works.
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Is it just me, or should it be expected that a project manager can write a better sentence than that? 1. He doesn't know whether he's talking to just men, and in my book "you guys" still has a male gender association. 2. "Got"??? Really??? How about "received"? It's probably just me.
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Create a Digital Ocean Droplet for .NET Core Web API with a real SSL Certificate on a DomainWhat about "I understand that new credit card readers were procured by you ..."
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I'm one of those "hey guys" people too :D In our profession that's usually correct too. Although I've gone for a more gender neutral approach since a woman said something about it (she laughed about it and joked she was "one of the guys", I sat in an all-guy team and she was PO who sat all the way on the other side of the office). Now I mostly go for "hey everyone". I'm usually more formal to clients. What's wrong with "got"?
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Sander Rossel wrote:
What's wrong with "got"?
Nothing... just "dates" Marc, I guess :laugh: Still, better than having to listen to people go... "ummm, like... you know"
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Is it just me, or should it be expected that a project manager can write a better sentence than that? 1. He doesn't know whether he's talking to just men, and in my book "you guys" still has a male gender association. 2. "Got"??? Really??? How about "received"? It's probably just me.
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For people for whom English is their first (and in my case only fluent) language, the use of 'got' here is poor grammar. I was corrected for such usage by my school teachers. 'Received' is better grammar in this sentence.
I half agree. Instead of 'got', the message should have used 'gotten'. /necroticequineflagelation
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dan!sh wrote:
them plastic moolah reading thingies.
I'm definitely going to have to use that! And "that's lit!" - nice!
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For people for whom English is their first (and in my case only fluent) language, the use of 'got' here is poor grammar. I was corrected for such usage by my school teachers. 'Received' is better grammar in this sentence.
Teachers who say such things don't really understand linguistics. It cannot be poor grammar if it's 100% correct. And, languages evolve, words get new meanings - a guy may be a man, but guys are a bunch of people of any gender.
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Is it just me, or should it be expected that a project manager can write a better sentence than that? 1. He doesn't know whether he's talking to just men, and in my book "you guys" still has a male gender association. 2. "Got"??? Really??? How about "received"? It's probably just me.
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