What can I say instead of ladies and gentlemen?

What can I say instead of ladies and gentlemen?

Just apologize and keep trying to use gender inclusive language whenever you can.

• Instead of “Ladies and Gentlemen,” use “Distinguished Guests”
• Instead of “The lady in the yellow scarf…” use “The person wearing the yellow scarf…”
• Instead of “Hey guys!” use “Hey folks!”
• Instead of “Men and Women” use “Everyone”

What is a gender-neutral word for gentleman?

Consider gentlelady, gentlewoman, and the gender-neutral gentle-person. gentlelady: US a form of address for a woman. gentlewoman: (archaic, now rare) a civilized, educated, sensitive, or well-mannered woman; lady. gentle-person: a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.

Is it rude to say ladies and gentlemen?

“Ladies and gentlemen” is a common way to address a group of people, particularly in a formal, public setting. Long seen as a standard and polite—if not old-fashioned—way to address a group, its day has come and gone. “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls”, perfume strictly segrated again by “ladies and gentlemen”.

What can I use instead of gentlemen?

synonyms for gentleman

• cavalier.
• don.
• sir.
• man of his word.
• man of honor.
• polished man.
• refined man.

What can I say instead of ladies?

damsel

• colleen.
• lady.
• lass.
• lassie.
• miss.
• virgin.
• woman.
• young girl.

Where did the phrase ladies and gentlemen come from?

This phrase was originated from another phrase ‘gentlemen and gentlewomen’. This phrase was in use from 1586 to around 1591. It was not used to address all the men and women but it was used to address a particular class of the men and women.

Is it appropriate to say ladies and gentlemen?

Gentlemen is to male as lady is to female. Ladies and gentlemen is used to address the audience during a speech, and ladies and gents are used on the signs of public toilets for women and men respectively.

What is the gentleman opposite?

cottar, commoner, peon, fellah, pleb, proletarian, peasant, toiler, plebeian.

Is it bad to say ladies and gentlemen?

Is it acceptable to say ladies and gentlemen?

Airline ditches ‘ladies and gentlemen’ in favour of more politically correct term. It’s a standard greeting that’s been used airlines across the world for decades, but Air Canada crew will part with tradition by no longer using “ladies and gentlemen” when greeting passengers on the aircraft.

Who said Ladies and gentlemen we got em?

Paul Bremer
Fifteen years ago, the American head of the post-invasion Iraqi government, Paul Bremer, made the biggest announcement of his life. A day earlier, US forces had captured Saddam Hussein. On 14 December 2003, Bremer called the cameras in, stood before the world and said: “Ladies and gentlemen, we got him.”

When did people start saying Ladies and gentlemen?