# Don't call us "ladies"!

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**Created:** [July 23, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-us-ladies/1021223 "2025-07-23T15:22:42Z")\
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> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#):
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> “Good afternoon.”

That’s saying that _you shouldn’t address them at all._ Just talk about them indirectly, instead of _to_ them.

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