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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
- 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'
- 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
- 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 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
- 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 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
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