Lady's Ladies' or ladies - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Feb 22, 2019 · 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 …
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 …
"Ladies and Gentlemen" beyond binary gender classification
Mar 27, 2019 · Hearing the usual greeting on a train, I started wondering if there is already an established alternative to "Ladies and Gentlemen" that is applicable beyond the male/female …
Why is it "ladies and gentlemen" instead of "gentlemen and ladies"?
Apr 27, 2016 · 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.
What to say instead of “Ladies and Gentlemen”? [duplicate]
Apr 21, 2016 · What do I say instead of Ladies and Gentlemen if there are many men and only one woman present? Should I say: Lady and Gentlemen Gentlemen and Lady Madam and Gentlemen or …
"Hi ladies" -- Is it rude to use this greeting for 3 people?
Closed 14 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 …
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 impossible …
apostrophe - Ladies’ Captain or Ladies Captain? - English Language ...
Dec 2, 2021 · Ladies Captain means the Captain responsible for Ladies Golf elected to represent the Lady Members at Club and County level and to fulfil [sic] any requirements of the relevant Golf …
Why does this "Ladies First" saying exist? - English Language & Usage ...
Apr 28, 2014 · 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 …
salutations - 1850s English equivalent to "Ladies and Gentlemen" for ...
Jun 9, 2023 · I don't know why you might think Ladies and gentlemen as a form of address started in America. The capitalisation of this NGram chart means it will mostly pick up contexts where it's used …