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  1. grammaticality - Lady's Ladies' or ladies - English Language

    Feb 22, 2019 · The plural possessive is "ladies'." "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 …

  2. Origin of "milady" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    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 …

  3. single word requests - Is there an opposite gender for "lady ...

    Jul 19, 2023 · I have been wondering about this little problem for a while now. Everyone understands that, in the binary, the opposite of 'man' is 'woman', and the opposite of …

  4. 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', …

  5. Why "ladybird"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 22, 2010 · In case you don't know, in British English, the little red-with-black-spots insect is not called a "ladybug", as in North America, but a "ladybird". This seems rather a poor act of …

  6. Is there a female equivalent for "my good sir"?

    Sep 27, 2012 · 11 How "lady" is going to be received really depends on your audience. That said, some options are: My good lady My lady My good woman Madam Woman A lot will depend on …

  7. Where did Shakespeare get 'milk of human kindness' from?

    Jul 13, 2019 · 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 …

  8. What is a female or gender neutral form of gentleman that relays …

    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, …

  9. etymology - "Look, lady", "Listen, lady" – lady as a pejorative ...

    Jun 2, 2023 · I tried searching Google Ngram Viewer for "Look lady" and "Listen lady", both capitalized so as to occur at the start of a sentence, with the hope that these ngrams would …

  10. What do you call the male equivalent to Cougar (woman)?

    Jul 3, 2024 · What is the male equivalent to the term "cougar"? Clarifying ... The term "cougar" describes an older woman seeking younger men. So a male equivalent would be an older man …