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- 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
- 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?
- 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
- grammatical number - Correct use of possession for the plural ladies . . .
At a clothing store, you might see a sign saying Men's Clothing, and the possessive use of the apostrophe correctly indicates that the clothing is suited towards the group "Men" (i e more than one
- 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
- What do you call it when its the ladies who invite to dance?
A ladies excuse-me (There should probably be an apostrophe after ‘ladies’ but I don’t think there ever was ) As a source for this, I cite a section from a BBC page ‘WW2 People’s War' : BUT now and again the MC (our vicar rubbing his bony hands with fiendish glee) would announce a “Ladies choice” or a “Ladies excuse-me” dance
- possessives - Should there be an apostrophe in Ladies Coats on the . . .
Closed 7 years ago I work in a charity shop and we sell coats for ladies Should the sign read "Ladies' Coats" or "Ladies Coats"? I argue for the apostrophe but some of my friends argue that as the coats do not belong to the ladies yet that there shouldn't be an apostrophe
- 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 Ladies is best accompanied by slightly exaggerated punctilio if the speaker is a man
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