Using the word you guys

I don't see it being that big of a deal either way?

 

I've resorted to using "y'all" or "all of you" at times, but it doesn't seem to matter. As long as the point's across, then it should be fine.

 

I say you guys all the time and I have never come across a situation where it gets awkward. I think you're fine

 

Is it because of gender and gendering people? If someone is uncomfortable with "you guys" which I can see might be the case sometimes, I would just use "you all" or "all of you" -

or in the sentence example you gave,
What are all of your recommendations to dealing with this?

Or, instead of "what do you guys think?" you could use "what do all of you think?"/"what are all your opinions on ____?"

Something like that could work

 

You could also just use "you". Interestingly, it used to exclusively refer to multiple people, never one, but that gradually changed. And to refer to a single person "thou" used to be used instead.

Anyway, these days "you" can refer to one or more people, and context usually makes it obvious what you mean. For those cases where it's not obvious, there are replacements; "you guys" (which is casual, and might contribute to misogyny and the idea that male is default), "you all/y'all" (not so common, and a lot of people are unfortunately antagonistic to those who use them, especially "y'all"), and "all of you" (this is probably the safest option).

You can also just use "you", and then at the end of your utterance add something like "all of you". This is awkward in writing, but happens in speech a lot, and is very useful and nifty and just so awesome like everything about languages.

And dancing banana for enthusiasm. (!)

 

Only time I've heard "you guys" used frequently was a college buddy from New Jersey. I would always chuckle when he used it. Down here, it's "y'all."

 

I hear it often, and use it, and see it as no big deal...there's also the Philly and Jersey variants of 'Yous' or, even better, "Yous Guys"

I think it's been used so often in a general sense that the denotative meaning of guys (male) has faded in comparison to the connotative meaning of 'the people I'm addressing.'

 

I try to avoid it on here as well, although if it does slip up, I don't genuinely mean "you males" I mean "everyone as a group". As for alternatives, I say the same. You all or y'all.

 

i use 'guys', 'you guys', 'dude', all the time, no matter who i'm talking to but it never seems to be awkward? Maybe you're overthinking it? :3

 

I always use "you all," lol~ my family says y'all and told me it wasn't classy to say "you guys" if everyone in the group wasn't male... but... my parents are super strict, so, take that as you will, haha~ XD;;;;

So, what are you all doing later?
So, what are all of you doing later?

Or, as my southern friends say... So, what are all of ya'll doing later?

 

I use "you lot" most of the time. Or sometimes vous (it's a French word, but people seem to use it quite a bit round here).

 

I am thinking of the movie the goons now

 

I've never used used 'guys' as exclusively meaning male and there is just no reason to worry about this

 

I use it all the time regardless of who I'm around, and if someone speaks against it then I just correct it and use a different term that they would prefer.

 

Use "you girls!" instead!

Truthfully I've felt uncomfortable in the past when the phrase is used to refer to me as I do with other terms that are connected with being male such as "dude". Gender dysphoria can definitely make things more complicated and you can become overly sensitive to gendered language. As mentioned there are decent enough alternatives... however, there are very few people who would feel uncomfortable when you use the phrase, ie. Some trans women... so it really depends on your target audiance and how sensitive you want to be to others feelings...