оказывается, есть слово madams
Jun. 26th, 2008 12:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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There is no form of address for multiple women that doesn't sound awkward. "Dear Madams" doesn't work because madams sounds like hostesses in a house of prostitution. "Dear Mesdames" is too French. "Dear Ladies" would be OK, but it still sounds a bit odd.
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lilipu
There is no form of address for multiple women that doesn't sound awkward. "Dear Madams" doesn't work because madams sounds like hostesses in a house of prostitution. "Dear Mesdames" is too French. "Dear Ladies" would be OK, but it still sounds a bit odd.
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lilipu
