http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Ladies+DressesSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Ladies+DressesCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/486742/ladys-ladies-or-ladiesThe 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.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:15:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/79408/correct-use-of-possession-for-the-plural-ladiesHence, 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'Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:41:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/579508/ladies-captain-or-ladies-captainLadies Captain means the Captain responsible for Ladies Golf elected to represent the Lady Members at Club and County level and to fulfil [sic] any requirements of the relevant Golf Association.Sun, 03 May 2026 22:41:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/321908/why-is-it-ladies-and-gentlemen-instead-of-gentlemen-and-ladiesThe 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.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:32:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/174561/should-ladies-be-marked-with-an-apostrophe-in-the-noun-phrase-ladies-beerBoth "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 ownership.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:57:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/57805/hi-ladies-is-it-rude-to-use-this-greeting-for-3-peopleClosed 14 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?Sat, 02 May 2026 06:22:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/397166/a-lady-or-a-womanIn 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 the nice lady, Bobby, for catching your ball before it rolled into the street." "Woman" often sounds more serious, and is preferred in no-nonsense settings.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/610235/is-there-an-opposite-gender-for-ladyI have been wondering about this little problem for a while now. Everyone understands that, in the binary, the opposite of 'man' is 'woman', and the opposite of 'gentleman' is, namely, 'gentlewoman'.Sun, 03 May 2026 19:28:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/131089/usage-of-ladies-and-gentlemen-to-address-two-people-of-different-sex13 "Ladies and Gentlemen" is a common expression used to address an audience or crowd. While a crowd may consist of only gentlemen or only ladies, or possibly even just one gentleman or lady, it's entirely acceptable to address them as such anyway, as they will 'get' what you mean.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:02:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/166695/why-does-this-ladies-first-saying-existThe 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 case in safe situations, as it wouldn't be nice to send a woman ahead into danger.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:52:00 GMT