Using な or ね when addressing a mixed-gender group?


I have the basic understanding that ね is generally more formal/feminine and な
is generally more informal/masculine. I was told that you tend to use ね as an
emphasis if you are a) a female yourself or b) are addressing a female,
regardless of your gender.

But say you were a male addressing a group of friends of both genders.
Something like: ひさしぶり！Would you use な or ね at the end of the sentence for
emphasis?




As was pointed out (probably by Tsuyoshi Ito) in an answer/comment to another
question on this site (which I cannot find right away), the gender connotation
of な and ね depends on whether it is attached to a clause or a noun. When they
are attached to a clause, the connotation is not that strong, and can usually
be dismissed. When they are attached to a noun, the connotation is strong.

> 久しぶりだね (gender neutral, or very slight feminine connotation)  
>  久しぶりね (feminine)
>
> 久しぶりだな (gender neutral, or very slight mascline connotation)  
>  その本がな、... (mascline in Tokyo dialect, gender neutral in Kansai dialects)  
>  久しぶりな (somehow, not completely ungrammatical but unnatural to directly
> attach な after a noun without a particle)




As was pointed out (probably by Tsuyoshi Ito) in an answer/comment to another
question on this site (which I cannot find right away), the gender connotation
of な and ね depends on whether it is attached to a clause or a noun. When they
are attached to a clause, the connotation is not that strong, and can usually
be dismissed. When they are attached to a noun, the connotation is strong.

> 久しぶりだね (gender neutral, or very slight feminine connotation)  
>  久しぶりね (feminine)
>
> 久しぶりだな (gender neutral, or very slight mascline connotation)  
>  その本がな、... (mascline in Tokyo dialect, gender neutral in Kansai dialects)  
>  久しぶりな (somehow, not completely ungrammatical but unnatural to directly
> attach な after a noun without a particle)

