- 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)
- single word requests - Is there an opposite gender for lady . . .
Lady comes from an Old English compound noun meaning roughly "loaf kneader," whereas lord comes from a compound noun meaning "loaf keeper" or "loaf protector " The etymological counterpart of gentleman, which is indeed gentlewoman, is used infrequently these days, usually in historical or quasi-historical contexts
- 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 "
- 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
- Is it rude to call a woman maam? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
When I was at school in the 1960s in the UK, we called our male teachers "Sir", and most of our female teachers "Miss", but one married female teacher disliked being referred to as "Miss" — and "Mrs" is not generally acceptable as a polite form of address — so she insisted on being called "Ma'am"
- 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
- That is the lady (which that who whom) I told you about. Which . . .
That is the lady [which that who whom (none of these)] I told you about I failed this test question when I used none of the options, saying: "That is the lady I told you about" Some constructive criticism would be most welcome
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