ladies versus girls

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Please which word is suitable in the following situation?There is a room full of girls/ladies of different age, but mostly twenties. Should I call them 'ladies' or 'girls'?Thanks

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

There is a room full of women of different ages, but they are mostly in their twenties.

Rakshit Sinha · Answer

Haha. That's a rather funny question to ask but a genuine one.
See, when you call a person belonging to the female gender as "girl" you are referring to them in a way that shows they're younger to you. Or are at least belonging to a young age category. It would surely be rude to call a person elder to you as "girl" especially when you don't know their age.
In the case when you call a person as "lady", it shows that you're keeping the dignity and respect in the conversation. It doesn't matter as to which age category the person may belong to. If they're elder, you're fairly calling them by what you should, while if they're younger, calling them as "ladies" would only show respect and surely not rudeness to them.

HifaMo · Answer

Thanks, but I was interested in the situation, rather than the sentence.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

HifaMoThanks, but I was interested in the situation, rather than the sentence.

The best word to use is "women" or, given their ages, "young women."

Rakshit Sinha · Answer

Yes. That does serve your purpose well.

Fivejedjon · Answer

Rakshit Sinha a person elder to you

... a person older than you. We normally use elder only directly before brother or sister.

Rakshit Sinha · Answer

My apologies.
And thanks a lot for the correction.

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