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The phrase "instead of guy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when suggesting an alternative to a male person or referring to a different term in place of "guy." Example: "I would prefer to use 'individual' instead of guy when discussing the team members."
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Julia Roberts calls him one lucky guy, except instead of "guy" she uses something unprintable.
The British Drama League is worried about the effect of American slang on the "traditional" British accent and the other day John O'Reilly, in Cairo, wired the Trib- that Americans would assuredly come home with the extra word "chap" instead of "guy".
Indeed, if not for a missed bus or 50,000, you can imagine Keaney representing Australia at Eurovision instead of Guy bleedin' Sebastian.
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"Why do you run around with girls instead of guys, being you're a girl yourself?" Laux asked.
"I see the game from the floor up instead of guys who see it from the floor down," Kapono said.
The relationship that rappers, R&B guys, and Ozzy Osbourne have with their moms is curious to me because shouldn't homeschooled pop girls be the ones pulling their moms onstage instead of guys who are otherwise on about how many acres of pussy they plowed that year?
If you're putting an emphasis on guys that look super hot instead of guys that work hard and treat you right, you're going to have a rough time.
"His feeling for the common man, instead of the guy who's gotten there, is very strong".
"I can accuse the students of knowing each other for years and preferring to hang out with each other instead of some guy who just got there.
"Keanu brings something different to an action movie – a soft side, instead of this guy that's just a Terminator," says Stahelski.
"I mean, like, I know both of you, and I'd feel better if you went out with him instead of some guy I've never laid eyes on".
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