Lesson 16b, Exercise 4, A Polite Introduction of Andrea
(but Andrea is not very polite!)
Listen carefully: The interviewer calls the 2 girls
'You guys' but 'a guy' is a man, not a woman! What is this?
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At the end of this section of the video, the
Interviewer asks:
"Are you guys friends?".
What is "you guys" ?
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"You guys" is an informal way of saying "you"
in the plural for both men and women, especially in the United States.
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"Guys" is an informal way of saying "men" in the United States and the UK.
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"Guy" is an informal way of saying "girl or woman" in the United States and the UK.
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How does the interviewer ask Lisa to introduce
her friend Andrea?
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He asks politely, "Could you introduce this person here?
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He asks, "Can you introduce this person here?
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He asks, "Who's this?"
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