A famous German satirist always greets his audience with "Meine Damen und Herren und alle dazwischen und außerhalb" - Ladies and gentlement and everyone in between and beyond. I actually find that pretty cool.
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Yeah absolutely love it, maximally inclusive, fun, and flows well.
I wonder who came up with it.
Hey y'all, Scott here
Do I legally have to change my name to Scott, though?
"Guys, gals and non-binary pals"
Hey guys!
Should cover everyone
Well, guys is not an inclusive term that covers all genders. Just use "Hey everyone" instead.
The dictionary disagrees with you
(colloquial) Used to address a group of people regardless of gender
Then care to tell us how many guys you have shagged?
Why would I share personal info on the internet?
When I was a cashier I got a customer complaint because I refered to and I quote "A woman and her two young ladies" as guys.
Doesnt change the fact that especially trans people might not feel included in this term. I am not a guy and I dont want to be referred to as one.
At least regionally, "guys" as in "hey guys" and "you guys!!" and "uh, guys?" -- that is, to address a group is indeed gender neutral.
In the Midwest you will absolutely hear spaces comprised solely of women use "guys" to address the group. Only the oldest sticklers/prescriptivists would insist said group be addressed as "ladies"
That said, more than a few trans women I've met -- even locally -- don't have that lived experience and I can imagine they find it difficult to believe.
The search for less ambiguous language to protect their feeling of acceptance and safety is worthwhile even though "you guys" is a neutral address.
"Friends, foes, and those yet to decide."
In Dutch people will solve that in mail by saying "Beste Mensen," or "Lieve Allemaal" which translates as Dear People/ Dear All. Train stations don't use "dear ladies/gentleman" announcements anymore, they say "dear travellers" instead. We just tend to avoid mentioning gender entirely lol.
Greetings fellow aliens would work fine.
Just shorten the whole thing to "folks"
Substitute it for "Those I don’t know half as well as I should like and those I like half as well as you deserve."
You all
Just replace it all with "(my) goodpeople" or something similar. I personally wouldn't want to add a non-binary option. I would remove the binary ones entirely. Make all people equal.
I'm a cis-man, and this might not be the popular non-binary option. I expect it to definitely not be the primary binary choice, as I think a lot of cis people want to be specifically recognized. I disagree with this though. Cis people aren't better, so recognizing them specifically, but then everyone else as a different group, feels wrong.
I like this but unfortunately I identify as a bad person :/
I'm always a fan of just "my fellow degenerates"
Change it to, "Friends, Neighbors, Total Strangers who wandered in off the street..."
...and everybody else here NOT sitting on a cushion"
just say "Gentlefolk"
Good evening fickle friends and dedicated enemies, we are so glad you managed to attend....
...and everything in between
if you're asking for an add-on to ladies and gentlemen specifically I've wanted that too. all i've come up with is 'ladies and gentlemen and kids of all ages' and the 'kids of all ages' refers to all ages; so someone can be 18 and still be a "kid"
but you're probably asking for a formal situation so it's not really helpful
Ladies, Gentlemen, Esteemed Peers. (if you want to be serious)
Ladies, Gentlemen, and you special assholes (if you're in a group of close friends and trying to be funny).
source: I am non-binary.
Edit: David Bowie's answer to this question.
Oh the way Bowie SEEEEETHES at the crowd's laughter 😲✨
Salutations, meatbags!
Theydies and gentlethems
Here are some fun greetings. Not all of these include every person:
- "Guys, gals, and non-binary pals"
- "Girls, gays, and theys"
- "Friends, Romans, countrymen"
- "Ladies, gents, violents, and the rest of you"
- "Ladies", followed by a pointed stare to the men in the room for at least five seconds
- "All miscreants gathered here"
Some that work generally:
- "Distinguished guests"
- "Esteemed guests"
- "Folks/people"
- "You all/all of you/y'all"
- "Good people/folk here today/tonight"
- "Everyone/everybody gathered here today/tonight"
Friends, Romans, countrymen!
But that isn’t inclusive of Rowomans or Rotrans!
Reduce to one word: "Folks."
I really dislike "folks" being the generic term because it has a lot of tone associations that often don't fit my intended usage
Honored motherfuckers
Comrades, folks, fellow apes
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