- “20th century” vs. “20ᵗʰ century” - English Language Usage . . .
When writing twentieth century using an ordinal numeral, should the th part be in superscript? 20th century 20th century
- 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
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I wonder what differences are between usage of slacks, pants, and trousers? Their meanings seem the same by looking up Google’s Internet dictionary and Wikipedia
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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 probably say
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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 Ladies is best accompanied by slightly exaggerated punctilio if the speaker is a man
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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
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What is the etymology of the word beaver as it relates to a woman's vagina?
- 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'
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