I originally thought about "and everyone in between", but it does not sit well with me.

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[–] 68 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

"Distinguished guests" or something along those lines

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  • [–] 42 points 5 hours ago*

    "Good evening folks."

    "Good morning everyone."

    Etc.

    Includes everyone without being cumbersome. Less is more.

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  • [–] 78 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

    At a renaissance festival I once saw a performer begin her act by addressing the crowd

    Ladies and gentlemen, and people too amazing to be constrained by the gender binary…

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    [–] 34 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

    It's probably too casual for what you're doing, but I like "Guys, gals, and non-binary pals"

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  • [–] 29 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

    “Theydies and gentlethems”

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    I've used "Hello Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens!".

    "Folks" is good if you aren't in a very casual environment.

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  • [–] 55 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

    Bitches, bros, and non-binary hoes!

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  • [–] 23 points 7 hours ago (6 children)

    do you have to use ladies and gentlemen? what about - “sup yall”

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 7 hours ago (5 children)

    Not necessarily, but I want something that gives what I am about to say some gravitas or importance.

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  • [–] 21 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

    Rethink whether you have to start “ladies and gentlemen”. Rather than adding something to be inclusive, is there a way to say it without being exclusive.

    “Thank you, great audience, let me introduce…”

    “People of xyz Town, I present…”

    etcetc

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  • [–] 1 point 2 hours ago

    I know what you mean. "Ladies and Gentlemen" is the way I address a psychiatric dayroom when they're getting rowdy. Something about the specific formality of the address is very effective. Communicates respect, reminds them to BE ladies and gentlemen, maybe just catches them off guard, maybe all three. But it's one of the things that's worked best over many years and it would be nice to have something that itches the exact same part of the brain without being gendered.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

    "My lords. My ladies. And everybody else here not sitting on a cushion!"

    https://youtu.be/fiQaekzpCNQ?t=212

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  • [–] 9 points 7 hours ago (8 children)

    In what context in particular? Could "Everyone" work?

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 7 hours ago (7 children)

    Think about making an announcement in a formal gathering. Not that I need to do it, but out of curiosity.

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  • [–] 20 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

    Instead of adding a word to "ladies and gentlemen" I would just go with something like "esteemed guests and colleagues" depending on who the group is.

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  • [–] 10 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

    This.

    Make it about the relationship of the people there to you and each other. Less exclusive, more personal. It's a win-win.

    At a wedding: "To gathered friends and family" etc

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  • [–] 8 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

    I usually go with "ladies and gentlemen, eithers and neithers". It's not fully inclusive, but has a good cadence!

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  • [–] 8 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

    Just say “hi, everybody!”

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  • [–] 15 points 7 hours ago (1 child)

    Ladies, Gentlefolk, and cool people.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 hours ago

    Skip it and use "esteemed guests" or something

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  • [–] 7 points 6 hours ago

    Ladies, Gentlemen, members of the Jury. Ladies, Gentlemen, esteemed colleagues. Ladies, Gentlemen, all yall Welcome aboard party people

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  • [–] 5 points 1 hour ago

    Replace it with "Esteemed guests" or similar, for the same level of formality.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 hours ago

    Used to listen to a podcast aimed at helping you get to sleep called Sleep with me, and the host used to start every episode with something like "Good evening Ladies, Gentlemen and friends beyond the binary" which I thought was nice but I'm also soft for a bit of alliteration.

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    “Party people”

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  • [–] 4 points 5 hours ago (2 children)
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    From ladies to gentlemen. (Implies a spectrum)

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  • [–] 6 points 5 hours ago*

    Fred Durst already solved this issue. All the ladies, all the fellas, and all the people that don't give a fuck. Hot mamas, pimp daddy's, and all the people rollin up in caddies

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  • [–] 3 points 6 hours ago

    The Queer Kiwi on YouTube uses "Guys, gals and non-binary pals.". Only watched two or three of her videos and I couldn't for the life of me tell you what they were about (I hope I learned something anyway), but that one phrase is currently living rent free in my head.

    Were I to come up with something on my own, it would probably be along the lines of "dear(est) sapient beings", but it's in the realm of clunky, scientific, pretentious, etc. and needs work. Likewise, things like "esteemed fellow humans", read like an alien pretending to be human. The point being to include everyone with a single term rather than aim for two plus extra.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 hours ago

    Im not sure there is one word you could lump "everybody else" into. Folks is generally pretty inclusive, "folks of all flavours" is a bit alliterative.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 hours ago

    Ladies, Gentlemen and all the rainbow colors in-between'

    Stole it from the Harley Quinn Show, from Joker specifically.

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    Y'all.

    What up m'people!

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  • [–] 3 points 6 hours ago

    Gentlebeings

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  • [–] 3 points 3 hours ago

    To quote Kelly Mantle "Ladies and Gentlethems"

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    "Attention, all fairy tale things."

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  • [–] 3 points 6 hours ago

    Dreamers of all ages

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  • [–] 3 points 2 hours ago

    My last boss just said “Hello, friends”.

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  • Ladies and not-ladies.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 hour ago

    why not just replace it with everyone? good evening everyone. attention everyone.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 hours ago

    Hey ladies, fellas and everyone between

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  • [–] 2 points 4 hours ago

    Folks, people, everyone, etc

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  • [–] 2 points 4 hours ago

    ...and Smizmars!

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    The classic go to is "guys, gals, and non-binary pals"

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  • [–] 2 points 1 hour ago*

    "Ladies, Gentlemen, and people named Steve!" /s

    Real answer: "Humans" works on its own, or even just "everyone". Alternatively, I like "friends and mortal enemies"

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  • When speaking to a crowd, sometimes I'll go "ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and everything in between..."

    (I know "in between" isn't perfect, but it gets the job done.)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 hour ago

    Earthlings?

    It's funny at first I didn't understand it because you already had three words. But I figured it out in only like 10 minutes.

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    [–] 2 points 5 hours ago

    I usually go with:

    This is mambo #5!

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  • [–] 2 points 36 minutes ago

    Distinguished guests

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