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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Both "Ladies' Beer" and "Ladies Beer" are acceptable, but there is a slightly different implication depending on which you use. "Ladies' Beer" is written in the possessive form, and thus implies …

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 …

Jul 4, 2017 · In some settings, "ladies" is still treated as more appropriate: A fine restaurant's host might ask "If you ladies and gentlemen would pease follow me?" I'd still instruct a kid, "Thank …

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 …

How do you greet multiple recipients in an e-mail? Assuming they're both male, I just use "Sirs", but it seems a bit informal.

May 13, 2015 · Dear Sir or Madam is the customary ordering, which is reason enough to do it in a formal setting. But also consider the "rhythm" of the opening; sir has half the syllables as …