I guess my point is that I learned growing up that "guys"
is gender-specific (see "Guys and Dolls," above), so I feel its use to women or mixed gender groups is dismissive to women. For that reason, I show my respect for the women in the group by not using terms which to me (and, I would guess, most of my contemporaries) are gender-specific, no matter what the current edition of some dictionary says. OTOH, I do still use "guys" just as I have for over half a century -- to refer to an all-male group.
Consider me an old fuddy-duddy if you will.
