Re: Re[2]: Expat List ELITNY ENGLISH TEACHER NEEDED
Yes, you have been away from the states for too long. We do indeed use guys to refer to collective groups of people, including women. Chicks is viewed as rather offensive. This list doesn't need to have controversy, or it needs to have less of it. While I have always received help over the list, it seems to me that there are some that are much too quick to become attacking over the list, especially considering this is a list for everyone, and I am betting that a lot of people don't have english as their first language. This was rather mild, but incidents such as the great scrabble war over the list of 2009 do not need to happen. Philip On Apr 8, 2010, at 11:03 PM, Charles Borden wrote: Perhaps in English English, but not in the American English that I learned - maybe I've been away from the US too long. It is true that it is sometimes used, or misused to include in a few girls (chicks, the weaker sex), but I would be sad if this term connoting male camaraderie was unisexed. Lighten up - the expat list sometimes needs at little controversy - it's become a little too much of housekeepers and moving sales. Charles On 4/8/10 3:28 PM, Andrew Walker a...@list.ru wrote: You might wish to recollect that in American English 'guys' refers collectively to men and women. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:31:08 +0400 письмо от Charles Borden c...@choreographcommunications.com: Good question John, and I note that the message was addressed to ЁGuys CB On 4/7/10 10:13 PM, John Heisel jhei...@gmail.com wrote: Please explain what makes an English teacher 'elitny'? On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Ivor Crotty ivor.cro...@gmail.com wrote: Guys, Daughter of high ranking govt official seeks elitny english teacher for private lessons. Please drop me a line if you're interested and have the necessary references. This is not a drill!! Regards, Ivor ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
RE: Re[2]: Expat List ELITNY ENGLISH TEACHER NEEDED
I had just stressed this point to my students on Wed night as I said hello, how are you guys doing? all of my students are female. ;-) Anyone for English Speakers only Bingo (ok I will stop, but the bingo discussion was a lot of fun!) -Original Message- From: expat-bounces+roy=divoda@lists.ru [mailto:expat-bounces+roy=divoda@lists.ru] On Behalf Of Charles Borden Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 12:04 PM To: The Moscow Expat List Subject: Re: Re[2]: Expat List ELITNY ENGLISH TEACHER NEEDED Perhaps in English English, but not in the American English that I learned - maybe I've been away from the US too long. It is true that it is sometimes used, or misused to include in a few girls (chicks, the weaker sex), but I would be sad if this term connoting male camaraderie was unisexed. Lighten up - the expat list sometimes needs at little controversy - it's become a little too much of housekeepers and moving sales. Charles On 4/8/10 3:28 PM, Andrew Walker a...@list.ru wrote: You might wish to recollect that in American English 'guys' refers collectively to men and women. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:31:08 +0400 письмо от Charles Borden c...@choreographcommunications.com: Good question John, and I note that the message was addressed to ЁGuys CB On 4/7/10 10:13 PM, John Heisel jhei...@gmail.com wrote: Please explain what makes an English teacher 'elitny'? On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Ivor Crotty ivor.cro...@gmail.com wrote: Guys, Daughter of high ranking govt official seeks elitny english teacher for private lessons. Please drop me a line if you're interested and have the necessary references. This is not a drill!! Regards, Ivor ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
Re[2]: Expat List ELITNY ENGLISH TEACHER NEEDED
You might wish to recollect that in American English 'guys' refers collectively to men and women. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:31:08 +0400 письмо от Charles Borden c...@choreographcommunications.com: Good question John, and I note that the message was addressed to ЁGuys CB On 4/7/10 10:13 PM, John Heisel jhei...@gmail.com wrote: Please explain what makes an English teacher 'elitny'? On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Ivor Crotty ivor.cro...@gmail.com wrote: Guys, Daughter of high ranking govt official seeks elitny english teacher for private lessons. Please drop me a line if you're interested and have the necessary references. This is not a drill!! Regards, Ivor ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/ ___ Expat mailing list Expat@lists.ru http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat http://www.expat.ru/forum/
