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0 pointsseanmcdirmid6y ago0 comments

Guy is only clearly male in American English. Guy Fawkes was male of course, but the term “some anonymous guy” does not refer to anyone in particular. The word has clearly evolved differently in the states than it did in the UK which originated it.

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bayesian_horse6y ago

That's a big "only" when we are talking about American developers at an American Conference.

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0 pointsseanmcdirmid6y ago0 comments

Guy is only clearly male in American English. Guy Fawkes was male of course, but the term “some anonymous guy” does not refer to anyone in particular. The word has clearly evolved differently in the states than it did in the UK which originated it.

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bayesian_horse6y ago

That's a big "only" when we are talking about American developers at an American Conference.

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