"Ladies" and "Gentlemen" banned by NYC Transit
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:39 amBaptistLife.Com Forums.
The Online Gathering Place of Baptists of all Kinds.
https://forums.baptistlife.com/
"Ladies" and "Gentlemen" banned by NYC Transit
Page 1 of 1
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:39 amRe: "Ladies" and "Gentlemen" banned by NYC Transit
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 12:16 pmI think that "passengers" has been the greeting on MARTA in Atlanta for several years.
Re: "Ladies" and "Gentlemen" banned by NYC Transit
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 5:20 pm"Passengers" avoids the "I'm not lady"/"I'm no gentleman" (so the statement or order doesn't apply to me) problem, as well as the few and far between passengers who take offense at the terms. But normally one would simply omit the vocative introduction, not replace it with a "neutral" one.
Re: "Ladies" and "Gentlemen" banned by NYC Transit
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:50 pmRe: "Ladies" and "Gentlemen" banned by NYC Transit
Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 10:42 pmThey're just applying Lincoln's maxim about always pleasing everybody.
Re: "Ladies" and "Gentlemen" banned by NYC Transit
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:17 am