I originally thought about “and everyone in between”, but it does not sit well with me.
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.
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
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.
You all
“Guys, gals and non-binary pals”
Greetings fellow aliens would work fine.
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.
“Friends, foes, and those yet to decide.”
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.”
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 :/
Just shorten the whole thing to “folks”
I’m always a fan of just “my fellow degenerates”
“Everyone in between” works fine in this song
Change it to, “Friends, Neighbors, Total Strangers who wandered in off the street…”
…and everybody else here NOT sitting on a cushion"
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
