
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 …
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 …
"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 do you greet multiple recipients in an e-mail?
How do you greet multiple recipients in an e-mail? Assuming they're both male, I just use "Sirs", but it seems a bit informal.
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. …
How to say hello to a group of people? [closed]
Ladies and gentlemen everyone [nothing] friends / folks / team Avoid mixing and matching: both hey there, ladies and gentlemen, let's rock! and S'up, honoured guests? are kind of weird. Not …
"Gentleman" is to "male" as what is to "female"? [duplicate]
61 Gentlemen is to male as lady is to female. Ladies and gentlemen is used to address the audience during a speech, and ladies and gents are used on the signs of public toilets for …
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'), …
word choice - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
To clarify, the situation I'm asking about is as a 'call-word' (a vocative, a stand alone hey-you (what -is- the word for this)), not as a referential noun. The later is -very- gendered, it says …
"Washroom", "restroom", "bathroom", "lavatory", "toilet" or "toilet …
I've always been confused by the terms washroom, restroom, bathroom, lavatory, toilet and toilet room. My impression is that Canadians would rather say washroom while Americans would …