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Might want to practice it as "folks" instead of "gentlemen" so the occasional woman doesn't trip you up.


I would just leave out the world altogether. There's no need to address them. They know who you are talking to.


It doesn’t have the same power if you don’t say who you’re addressing. Yes, it’s logically obvious you’re speaking to the people in front of you, but this isn’t computer logic, it’s human interaction.


Exactly. If it didn't fill some communicative function, the vocative case would have fallen out of use a long time ago.

For my part, I prefer "amigos" in all but the most formal contexts, except ... that's arguably not gender neutral either.


Or just say, "everyone"

This is all just flow and it depends on the speaker. Having a bit of a lead in can help some people. Gets in the way for others.


Another suggestion I've heard for this is "you all".


Yes very common in the south. The funny one is, "all you all."


No one in the south says "you all", that's Yankee talk. It's "y'all".


Exactly right. I was using the voice dictation and it didn't type the short form.


Or just say, "everyone"

This is all just flow and it depends on the speaker. Having a bit of a lead in can help some people. Gets in the way for others.


It bears repeating


Dang it!

Not sure how that happened.


The medical comedy show ‘Getting On’ covers this in the most cringe worthy way, with a senior female doctor addressing a group of juniors (male and female) as ‘gents’.


Perhaps "Motherfuckers" is the way to go.


There is no gender neutral term (is there?) for "gentlemen".

"My noble friends"?

"Good people"?

Does not quite feel the same. Perhaps it is my linguistic habits too ingrained


Folks...

[Not an English native] Isn't that a little too informal? Bugs Bunny came to mind.

Is "ladies and gentlemen" somehow out of fashion?


In the modern world gender neutral is more than "both genders".

Some women get pissed at being called a "lady".

It is a minefield, but better than using low English phrases like: "folks", or "guys" (that is a gender neutral slang term in my world)

Always use high English when talking business. Formal language every time.

Fuck the cunts!


For my next magic trick...


Gentlepeople

Gentlefolx


The point was to not look like a dweeb!


Yeah, and at the same time avoid the "gentle" part. Being rude disqualifies them as gentle


But using “gentlemen” (if gender appropriate) in that situation qualifies you as polite and considerate. It’s not about them.




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