- Origin of milady - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Yes, milady comes from "my lady" Milady (from my lady) is an English term of address to a noble woman It is the female form of milord And here's some background on milord: In the nineteenth century, milord (also milor) (pronounced "mee-lor") was well-known as a word which continental Europeans (especially French) whose jobs often brought them into contact with travellers (innkeepers, guides
- How to address a formal letter to a group of women
How do you address a formal letter to a group of women - i e the equivalent of Dear Sirs, for women?
- Where did Shakespeare get milk of human kindness from?
Even when Lady Macbeth says: "And take my milk for gall", that would definitely support the literal humorism theory, but I still don't understand how we get from milk to blood (too much of the blood humor supposedly being the problem)
- Can sir be used to address female officers?
Interesting parenthetical note in Wikipedia: When addressing a male superior (e g Officer or Warrant Officer, but not usually a non-commissioned officer, in the military), "sir" is used as a short form of address (Despite its use in many fictional works, this is not a term used for female superiors, who are addressed as "ma'am")
- 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)) As to why "Bloody" is considered obscene profane in the UK more than in the US, I think that's a reflection of a
- meaning - Can you still call a woman handsome? - English Language . . .
I have always tried to understand the use of the word handsome in letter to a lady friend, but refrained from doing so, because I didn't know whether the word would be a thoughtful gesture or insulting I have heard from many that the use of beautiful for a guy, when said by a woman, was also considered less than being referred to as handsome, but this one handsome beautiful woman said just
- word choice - The use of the term gentlewoman - English Language . . .
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 You don't want to use the word 'gentlewoman' in almost all circumstances
- Correct use of possession for the plural ladies [closed]
Ladies is the plural form of lady, so the apostrophe goes to the right - ladies' If you are wondering why we don't write ladies's, it is because ladies is one of the exceptions, along with girls', parents', players', weeks' and even Klingons' It can get a bit niggly with names too Aristophanes' plays, but Jesus's miracles and (usually) James
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