----- Original Message ----- > From: "Owen DeLong" <o...@delong.com>
> When did "people" stop being an acceptable gender-neutral substitute > for {guys,gals}? As a form of address. "Hey, people" is ... well, nearly abrasive. (Envision a waitron walking up to a mixed table of 10.) Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink j...@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA #natog +1 727 647 1274