#and someone went onstage and opened their speech with ‘guys gals and non-binary pals’ or ‘fellow humans’ I would have instant disdain
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Everyone. Literally just say everyone. It’s the only form of address that is all-inclusive without undermining the formality and respectfulness of the original “ladies and gentlemen”
Preferred alternative to ‘ladies and gentlemen’
#rant in tags#i know it’s harmless#but I’m really starting to get annoyed by this community’s insistence on having cutesy gimmicky sayings for everything#like I’m literally non-binary so I understand the desire for an inclusive form of address#and I love y’all#but please be normal#and reasonable#for once#if I went to a fucking idk charity event or business conference#and someone went onstage and opened their speech with ‘guys gals and non-binary pals’ or ‘fellow humans’ I would have instant disdain#that’s fine for YouTube videos and blog posts but it does not fit the kind of formal setting where one would use ‘ladies and gentlemen’#and as such they are not suitable replacements for the original phrase#poll
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