“Ladies and Gentlemen” beyond binary gender classification
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Hearing the usual greeting on a train, I started wondering if there is already an established alternative to "Ladies and Gentlemen" that is applicable beyond the male/female classification. (For example, job adverts now often include m/w/x to take the third gender into account. Apologies if I used any of the gender related terms not perfectly correctly.)
PS: in response to a comment, let me perhaps restrict the scope to a term that can be used in formal settings.
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Hearing the usual greeting on a train, I started wondering if there is already an established alternative to "Ladies and Gentlemen" that is applicable beyond the male/female classification. (For example, job adverts now often include m/w/x to take the third gender into account. Apologies if I used any of the gender related terms not perfectly correctly.)
PS: in response to a comment, let me perhaps restrict the scope to a term that can be used in formal settings.
gender
asked Mar 27 at 18:52
painfulenglishpainfulenglish
1,75011536
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This is so broad as to be difficult to answer. Why not folks, friends, esteemed guests, patrons, y'all, distinguished guests, everybody, Proudfeet, and the tens of other variations?
– TaliesinMerlin
Mar 27 at 19:10
1
@TaliesinMerlin I added a PS to restrict the scope. You already provided some excellent alternatives for non-formal occasions.
– painfulenglish
Mar 27 at 19:14
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As TaliesinMerlin suggests, "everybody" and "everyone" would work well in most situations—although they might viewed as tending to exclude disembodied personages and conjoined twins.
– Sven Yargs
Mar 27 at 19:17
1
Just say "Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone else." After all not all the females in the crowd are ladies, and not all the males in the crowd are gentlemen. (Remember the Three Stooges shtick -- Someone says "Gentlemen!" One of the Stooges replies "Who came in?")
– Hot Licks
Mar 27 at 19:51
1
Ladies and Gentlemen works for me.
– David
Mar 27 at 20:04
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Hearing the usual greeting on a train, I started wondering if there is already an established alternative to "Ladies and Gentlemen" that is applicable beyond the male/female classification. (For example, job adverts now often include m/w/x to take the third gender into account. Apologies if I used any of the gender related terms not perfectly correctly.)
PS: in response to a comment, let me perhaps restrict the scope to a term that can be used in formal settings.
gender
asked Mar 27 at 18:52
painfulenglishpainfulenglish
1,75011536
Hearing the usual greeting on a train, I started wondering if there is already an established alternative to "Ladies and Gentlemen" that is applicable beyond the male/female classification. (For example, job adverts now often include m/w/x to take the third gender into account. Apologies if I used any of the gender related terms not perfectly correctly.)
PS: in response to a comment, let me perhaps restrict the scope to a term that can be used in formal settings.
gender
gender
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painfulenglishpainfulenglish
1,75011536
asked Mar 27 at 18:52
painfulenglishpainfulenglish
1,75011536
edited Mar 27 at 19:13
painfulenglish
asked Mar 27 at 18:52
painfulenglishpainfulenglish
1,75011536
asked Mar 27 at 18:52
painfulenglishpainfulenglish
1,75011536
asked Mar 27 at 18:52
painfulenglishpainfulenglish
1,75011536
1,75011536
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This is so broad as to be difficult to answer. Why not folks, friends, esteemed guests, patrons, y'all, distinguished guests, everybody, Proudfeet, and the tens of other variations?
– TaliesinMerlin
Mar 27 at 19:10
1
@TaliesinMerlin I added a PS to restrict the scope. You already provided some excellent alternatives for non-formal occasions.
– painfulenglish
Mar 27 at 19:14
2
As TaliesinMerlin suggests, "everybody" and "everyone" would work well in most situations—although they might viewed as tending to exclude disembodied personages and conjoined twins.
– Sven Yargs
Mar 27 at 19:17
1
Just say "Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone else." After all not all the females in the crowd are ladies, and not all the males in the crowd are gentlemen. (Remember the Three Stooges shtick -- Someone says "Gentlemen!" One of the Stooges replies "Who came in?")
– Hot Licks
Mar 27 at 19:51
1
Ladies and Gentlemen works for me.
– David
Mar 27 at 20:04
|
show 5 more comments
4
This is so broad as to be difficult to answer. Why not folks, friends, esteemed guests, patrons, y'all, distinguished guests, everybody, Proudfeet, and the tens of other variations?
– TaliesinMerlin
Mar 27 at 19:10
1
@TaliesinMerlin I added a PS to restrict the scope. You already provided some excellent alternatives for non-formal occasions.
– painfulenglish
Mar 27 at 19:14
2
As TaliesinMerlin suggests, "everybody" and "everyone" would work well in most situations—although they might viewed as tending to exclude disembodied personages and conjoined twins.
– Sven Yargs
Mar 27 at 19:17
1
Just say "Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone else." After all not all the females in the crowd are ladies, and not all the males in the crowd are gentlemen. (Remember the Three Stooges shtick -- Someone says "Gentlemen!" One of the Stooges replies "Who came in?")
– Hot Licks
Mar 27 at 19:51
1
Ladies and Gentlemen works for me.
– David
Mar 27 at 20:04
4
4
This is so broad as to be difficult to answer. Why not folks, friends, esteemed guests, patrons, y'all, distinguished guests, everybody, Proudfeet, and the tens of other variations?
– TaliesinMerlin
Mar 27 at 19:10
This is so broad as to be difficult to answer. Why not folks, friends, esteemed guests, patrons, y'all, distinguished guests, everybody, Proudfeet, and the tens of other variations?
– TaliesinMerlin
Mar 27 at 19:10
1
1
@TaliesinMerlin I added a PS to restrict the scope. You already provided some excellent alternatives for non-formal occasions.
– painfulenglish
Mar 27 at 19:14
@TaliesinMerlin I added a PS to restrict the scope. You already provided some excellent alternatives for non-formal occasions.
– painfulenglish
Mar 27 at 19:14
2
2
As TaliesinMerlin suggests, "everybody" and "everyone" would work well in most situations—although they might viewed as tending to exclude disembodied personages and conjoined twins.
– Sven Yargs
Mar 27 at 19:17
As TaliesinMerlin suggests, "everybody" and "everyone" would work well in most situations—although they might viewed as tending to exclude disembodied personages and conjoined twins.
– Sven Yargs
Mar 27 at 19:17
1
1
Just say "Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone else." After all not all the females in the crowd are ladies, and not all the males in the crowd are gentlemen. (Remember the Three Stooges shtick -- Someone says "Gentlemen!" One of the Stooges replies "Who came in?")
– Hot Licks
Mar 27 at 19:51
Just say "Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone else." After all not all the females in the crowd are ladies, and not all the males in the crowd are gentlemen. (Remember the Three Stooges shtick -- Someone says "Gentlemen!" One of the Stooges replies "Who came in?")
– Hot Licks
Mar 27 at 19:51
1
1
Ladies and Gentlemen works for me.
– David
Mar 27 at 20:04
Ladies and Gentlemen works for me.
– David
Mar 27 at 20:04
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This is so broad as to be difficult to answer. Why not folks, friends, esteemed guests, patrons, y'all, distinguished guests, everybody, Proudfeet, and the tens of other variations?
– TaliesinMerlin
Mar 27 at 19:10
1
@TaliesinMerlin I added a PS to restrict the scope. You already provided some excellent alternatives for non-formal occasions.
– painfulenglish
Mar 27 at 19:14
2
As TaliesinMerlin suggests, "everybody" and "everyone" would work well in most situations—although they might viewed as tending to exclude disembodied personages and conjoined twins.
– Sven Yargs
Mar 27 at 19:17
1
Just say "Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone else." After all not all the females in the crowd are ladies, and not all the males in the crowd are gentlemen. (Remember the Three Stooges shtick -- Someone says "Gentlemen!" One of the Stooges replies "Who came in?")
– Hot Licks
Mar 27 at 19:51
1
Ladies and Gentlemen works for me.
– David
Mar 27 at 20:04