- 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)
- 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
- 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 "
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- Why ladybird? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Mary (Our Lady) was often depicted wearing a red cloak in early paintings and the spots of the seven spot ladybird (the most common in Europe) were said to symbolise her seven joys and seven sorrows Common names in other European languages have the same association (the German name Marienkäfer translates to "Marybeetle" or, literally, Mary
- Is there any female equivalent to ‘Esq’ or ‘Esquire’?
The short answer is no The long answer: First, from Wikipedia, Esquire British men invited to Buckingham Palace receive their invitations in an envelope with the suffix Esq after their names, while men of foreign nationalities instead have the prefix Mr (women are addressed as Miss, Ms, or Mrs) [21]
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