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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Freeman]As long as it is used in the same settings that "gentlemen" would be appropriate for a group of men(Such as "Ladies and gentlemen, please rise..."), I don't think there's anything wrong with it, and I'm having a hard time coming up with a suitable alternative to use in the same situation. How else would you address a group of women in a professional or formal situation?[/quote]

Yes, I agree, and I don't think it has to be paired with Gentlemen to be OK.  If I walk into a room with three men in it, I woudl say, "good morning, gentlemen."  Why would a man saying "good morning, ladies" be any different?  And, like the PP, I have no idea what the alternative would be.  If he said "hi, girls," or Good morning, women" he'd certainly get the stink-eye.  [/quote]You know what really annoys me? Sports teams where the men's team is X and the women's team is Lady X - which implies that the men's team is the real team and the women's team is some kind of add-on. I wouldn't mind Lady Hoyas or Lady Volunteers if we had the Gentleman Hoyas and the Gentleman Volunteers. And don't even get me started on the Lady Rams![/quote]

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