The Guardian: Letters Of the Year

• Gill Barker is right about the pervasive use of the Americanism "you guys" when addressing mixed gender groups (Letters, 31 December). Let's start using "you girls" and see what the reaction is.
Iain Macniven
Glasgow

• Perhaps we should revert to the more inclusive "guys and gals" made popular by that wonderful TV personality...
Dennis Michael
Pretoria, South Africa

Came the reply...

• What's the matter with "people"?
Cherry Lavell
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

The Guardian.