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- grammaticality - Ladys Ladies or ladies - English Language Usage . . .
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]
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
- Is it true that tuppence refers to a womans vagina in British . . .
Another word for a females Vagina A man has a winkle and a woman has a tuppence On one hand, those are two presumably independent contributors giving the same definition On the other hand, you often can't trust The Urban Dictionary on some types of words, especially ones that have sexual meanings, because it's titillating for some people to give outrageous sexual definitions Some my
- Why does this Ladies First saying exist?
I've been wondering Where did the saying "Ladies first" originate? Did it originally appeared in English countries, or? And is this always expressed in a positive polite tune of meaning? I mean,
- How to address a formal letter to a group of women
How do you address a formal letter to a group of women - i e the equivalent of Dear Sirs, for women?
- What is a feminine version of guys?
From all the answers, it's clear that using a masculine term (eg "guys") is considered sexist (see Leopd's comment), and using a feminine term (eg "gals") is also considered sexist (see The Raven's answer) The only way to be safe, then, is to use a gender-neutral term, eg "people" Of course, if you use "guys" for males and "people" for females, you're just reintroducing a distinction: you
- The ladys not for turning [closed] - English Language Usage Stack . . .
The phrase “the lady’s not for turning” that Thatcher used in her 1980 speech was intended to be a pun on The Lady’s Not for Burning, a 1948 play by Christopher Fry The pun was made by Thatcher’s speechwriter although Wikipedia suggests that its punniness flew over Thatcher’s head at the time It means she’s not to be turned, just as the earlier one meant she was not to be burned
- word order - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In a list of classmates, how is the name of a married female and spouse listed? Is the female given name or her husband's given name written first? How is the maiden name shown?
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