
"Hi ladies" -- Is it rude to use this greeting for 3 people?
Closed 13 years ago. In addressing three people in an email isn't it more polite to use their names rather than "Hi ladies"? Also when you walk into a quad cubicle isn't it more polite to address …
How to address a formal letter to a group of women
2017年6月14日 · Ladies comes to mind; Dear Ladies or My Dear Ladies if you prefer. Traditional writing often used Dear Sir or Madam so Dear Madams is correct although I think people avoid …
Correct use of possession for the plural 'ladies' [closed]
Hence, there is no ambiguity with the men, and for the same reason no ambiguity with the ladies. Ladies is the plural form of lady, so the apostrophe goes to the right - ladies'. If you are …
grammaticality - Lady's Ladies' or ladies - English Language
2019年2月22日 · The plural possessive is "ladies'." "Lady" is singular, so if you were referring solely to one woman's shoes, it would be "the lady's shoes." As for your second question, I'm …
Why does this "Ladies First" saying exist? - English Language
2014年4月28日 · The tradition of "Ladies First" was originally a case of men being nice to women by voluntarily giving up their right to precedence. As oerkelens has stated, this would only be …
Why is it "ladies and gentlemen" instead of "gentlemen and ladies"?
2016年4月27日 · The metrical pattern of "ladies and gentlemen" consists of (arguably) two dactyls. A dactyl is a group of three syllables where the first is stressed and the second two …
Should "Ladies" be marked with an apostrophe in the noun phrase …
Both "Ladies' Beer" and "Ladies Beer" are acceptable, but there is a slightly different implication depending on which you use. "Ladies' Beer" is written in the possessive form, and thus implies …
What is a female or gender neutral form of gentleman that relays …
@JanusBahsJacquet 'Ladies and gentelmen' is a specific case where very few people will take offence, but if you refer to an individual woman as a 'lady' (or a group of women as 'ladies'), …
What is a feminine version of 'guys'?
10 Apart from guys, which is fine and the most obvious choice, as others have mentioned, you could use ladies, which has a tinge of both irony and flattery. Most women appreciate this. …
Is it "men's" or "mens'"? And what's the rule? [duplicate]
2020年7月26日 · While you're in school you can spell it men's (also women's, children's, oxen's, sheep's, deer's) with just plain old Apostrophe-S. You can't tell the singular from the plural …