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- 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 wondering why we don't write ladies's, it is because ladies is one of the exceptions, along with girls', parents', players', weeks' and even Klingons'
- Ladys Ladies or ladies - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 assuming you're referring to a group of women in your salutation of them, so it would be "Good morning, ladies " And as you're addressing them directly, the comma preceding "ladies" is necessary
- Why is it ladies and gentlemen instead of gentlemen and ladies?
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 are unstressed
- Why does this Ladies First saying exist? - English Language Usage . . .
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 the case in safe situations, as it wouldn't be nice to send a woman ahead into danger
- How to address a formal letter to a group of women
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 it today after that famous speech from the play I am not a Madam! which played on the occasional usage of this word for a woman who runs a house of prostitution You can address one specifically the rest as a group like Dear
- 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 people by their names? Grouping people together when there are only three is treating them as interchangeable, and is disrespectful isn't it?
- Gentlewomen and Gentlemen - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The phrase "gentlemen and gentlewomen" has some usage between 1586 - 1591 after which it just petered out At the same time "gentlemen and ladies" seems to have more prominence and that continues to
- word choice - The use of the term gentlewoman - English Language . . .
Would it be appropriate to refer to women as 'gentlewomen' instead of 'ladies,' when one uses the term 'gentlemen', in order to parallel or match the terms appropriately? May I use the term 'gentl
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