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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)
- Correct use of possession for the plural ladies
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
- Why does this Ladies First saying exist?
A gentleman will always follow a lady when going up stairs, in case she should fall over A gentleman will always precede a lady going down stairs for the same reason In both cases a gentleman would never stare, indecently or otherwise, at any parts of a ladies anatomy –
- Gentleman is to male as what is to female? [duplicate]
@rbhattarai Sometimes "real lady" means "having female organs" in addition to identifying as female Pretty much anything involving gender is a wide, deep and densely packed minefield of mixed meanings (and extreme sensitivity to vicariously perceived slights)
- 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 "
- Is there a female equivalent for my good sir?
I've also called my younger cousin "little lady" when addressing her because she's young, bright, and for many years little However, I wouldn't use this to address an older woman like my mother I think then "little" might have connotation ties with having "grown little" or shorter with age
- How does one write the name of a married female and spouse in a list of . . .
I'm not sure whether 'Mrs' or 'Ms' is preferred when the context clearly shows that the lady is married I'm old-fashioned enough to think it should be 'Mrs', but modern style might use 'Ms' The referenced URL did not place brackets around the maiden name
- etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
There was a reference to "old lady parts" in Tasmania in June of 1888 and to "leading lady parts" in New South Wales in May of 1889 Sadly, they were both describing the performances of actors How our language has evolved! I can report that Lady Bits was a moderately successful racing whippet in Western Australia in 1932
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