Check out these sample sentences. Assume they come from a 28-year-old male who is sending the email to a group of female professionals, almost all of whom are old enough to be his mother. He's a professional, too, and a supervisor, but he's not the supervisor of the individuals to whom the email was sent.
Let's change the scenario a bit. Let's say the group are all male professionals.Version 1: "Would you gals enter your data so I can . . ."
Version 2: "Would you girls enter your data so I can . . . "
Version 1: "Would you boys enter your data so I can . . ."
What if the professionals are all black males?
Version 1: "Would you boys enter your data so I can . . . "
Help me out here, please. Help me express what I'm feeling. I'm feeling something, but I just can't get a grip on it.