Sep 22, 2011 · 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 …

Jun 14, 2017 · How do you address a formal letter to a group of women - i.e. the equivalent of Dear Sirs, for women?

My cat is called Toots. Partly because she has white paws (tootsies = toes), and partly because of the "gangster's moll" associations. But mainly because when I first got her she had an all-black …

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 …

Jul 22, 2022 · 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 …

May 22, 2017 · 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 …

Having heard the phrase, "faint heart never won fair lady" for the third time in very short span, I'm determined to find out its origin. Unfortunately, when I Google, I'm getting a bunch of low-q...

For work-place specific gender-neutral politically-correct terms refer to the answer by @third-news. Otherwise, as Elliot Frisch has suggested, lady is the term you want. But in my opinion, …

Feb 22, 2019 · This has puzzled me for some time. What is the possessive plural for of lady? The lady's shoes? The ladies' shoes? Also, which for of lady do you use when addressing more …

Nov 12, 2011 · It seems to me that if one describes hell as 'bloody', that is simply describing one of the properties you'd expect of it. So, why is 'bloody hell' used as an offensive or shocking …