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- Origin of milady - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, milady emerged in 1778 that partially came from French: Partly < French milady , title used when addressing or speaking of an English lady of high rank (1727 in Voltaire; 1754 as milédi ) < English my lady (see lady n 3a), and partly representing a colloquial pronunciation of my lady (see above)
- How to address a formal letter to a group of women
Ladies comes to mind; Dear Ladies or My Dear Ladies if you prefer Traditional writing often used Dear Sir or Madam so Dear Madams is correct although I think people avoid it today after that famous speech from the play I am not a Madam! which played on the occasional usage of this word for a woman who runs a house of prostitution
- Ladys Ladies or ladies - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"Lady" is singular, so if you were referring solely to one woman's shoes, it would be "the lady's shoes " As for your second question, I'm assuming you're referring to a group of women in your salutation of them, so it would be "Good morning, ladies "
- meaning - Can you still call a woman handsome? - English Language . . .
Right, I have heard it being used in the manner you've talked about before, but I wasn't sure if there was a hidden subtext of irony there or not A kind of delicate way to say "that woman looks like a man!" In this movie, Lady Penbroke really couldn't be described as such; even with the getup and everything, she looked "classically beautiful "
- Where did Shakespeare get milk of human kindness from?
Lady Macbeth wants to substitute her milk (which would nourish a kid) for gall, which today would mean boldness and impertinence, but also refers to bile (Merriam-Webster) So here, too, the milk is too kind, too nourishing, and so it must be switched for something more murderous so that she can physically and mentally go through with murder
- Can sir be used to address female officers?
The U S Army Field Manual FM 7-21 13 Section 4 18 states: 4-18 A soldier addressing a higher ranking officer uses the word sir or ma’am in the same manner as a polite civilian speaking with a person to whom he wishes to show respect
- Why is “bloody” considered offensive in the UK but not in the US?
I don't think it's obscene so much as profane By one theory, "Bloody" in this context is a contraction for "by our lady", essentially swearing by the Virgin Mary (Bloody in Wikipedia) Other similar oaths include "blimey" (God blind me) and "gadzooks" (by God's hooks (hands))
- word choice - The use of the term gentlewoman - English Language . . .
What you should use is the set phrase 'ladies and gentlemen' - there is no problem with that There are sometimes difficulties with using 'ladies' or 'lady' alone, but that is another longer question entirely to address all those contexts But for this question, the answer is easy
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