grammaticality - Lady's Ladies' or ladies - English Language
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 …
How to address a formal letter to a group of women
Jun 14, 2017 · 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 …
"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 …
Formal salutation to a group - English Language & Usage Stack …
Feb 18, 2015 · Dear ladies and gentlemen, having made sure to include the names of all the recipients in the postal address block pertaining to the addressees (if you are sending …
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 …
Why is it "ladies and gentlemen" instead of "gentlemen and ladies"?
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.
Why does this "Ladies First" saying exist? - English Language
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 …
Should "Ladies" be marked with an apostrophe in the noun phrase …
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 …
Is it "men's" or "mens'"? And what's the rule? [duplicate]
Jul 26, 2020 · While you're in school you can spell it men's (also women's, children's, oxen's, sheep's, deer's) with just plain old Apostrophe-S. You can't tell the singular from the plural …
What do you call it when it's the ladies who invite to dance?
Dec 1, 2018 · 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 …