If one thing that really annoys me is the not using our own english lanuage when talking ,
Ie this use of calling everyone “GUY’S”
I understand it is an American word and thats fine if you want to be American,
But we have so many words used now that we never used in the past,
Whats your feel on this one&
The problem seems to be about Zs and Sesses!
And sometimes Zees.
English is a living language it evolves by common usage. If you don’t like a word nothing makes you use it, there are alternatives.
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I quite enjoy learning how different countries describe things in a different way. For instance when my brother, who lives in Australia, told me had he bought some thongs - I collapsed in laughter as in UK a thong is a skimpy piece of underwear
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Surely a thong is thung in the bath so as not to annoy others 
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As long as nobody calls me dude 
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Apparently the use of guy / guys to refer to people comes from Guy Fawkes. Really, look it up. He was pretty english, me thinks.
My pet dislike is excessive and wrong use of the word “like”, as in “it was like fantastic”. No, either it was awesome or it was not fantastic at all.
Or “innit”, especially used to gain confirmation “it was like fantastic, innit?”
But who am I to complain? I’ve been living in France for so long that I often forget the English word for a detour and say “deviation”. Which to a non-French speaker sounds like something quite suspect.
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Also I’ve noticed the word “actually” seems to be being used excessively. It’s quite incredible how many times “actually” can be crammed into a sentence.
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I know how you feel, I find it so frustrating when I can’t think of the English word for something, I have to look it up! 
Well, I have been living here for thirty years…
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Oh how I agree with that - we have a local radio presenter who when interviewing people uses the word “like” all the time, sometimes combining it with “you know”!
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What narks me is the folks who go into a shop and when requesting an item say “Can I get a…” instead of “Could I have a…” when I hear the Can I get question, I’m tempted to pipe up with, I don’t know, can you?
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My only bugbear is my daughter in law saying “could of” I am sure she does it on purpose. “Of” is not a verb!
The word “guys” is commonly used as an informal and casual way to address a group of people, regardless of gender. It’s a plural form of “guy,” which traditionally referred to a male. However, over time, “guys” has evolved to be a gender-neutral term, especially when used in the plural to address a group.
When I was in jr high I walked up to a group of people and said, how you guys doing. A dufus says, do I look like a guy to you. Alright, how are y’all doing.
The way some yanks pronounce “Buoy” nearly has me in fits of laughter - To be honest I only heard the word used by them about a couple of weeks ago so it is new to me
Most of us, I am sure, pronounce it “Boy” but in a channel I watch on Youtube (Acorn to Arabella) they consistently pronounce it “BOO EE” (sorry that is the best I can do phonetically)
I have no idea if that is a local variation or a common yank way. Any ideas?