Jul 23, 2017 · The correct possessive spelling of lady is lady's, if you are referring to one lady, or ladies' if you are referring to more than one lady owning the same object. The correct …

Sep 22, 2011 · 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 …

Jun 12, 2020 · One might say that "Fred is dancing the lady", where "lady" is a dance, like the waltz. Note that the object of the verb "dancing" (if the verb is used transitively) is the thing that …

Nov 22, 2010 · 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 …

Apr 28, 2014 · 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 …

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 …

Jun 23, 2016 · When I was at school in the 1960s in the UK, we called our male teachers "Sir", and most of our female teachers "Miss", but one married female teacher disliked being …

Mar 20, 2011 · 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 …

It is quite astonishing that the "young lady named Eva" limerick's takeoff on the street game of Beaver—a game that seems to have hastened the demise of the beard during the early …

To clarify, the situation I'm asking about is as a 'call-word' (a vocative, a stand alone hey-you (what -is- the word for this)), not as a referential noun. The later is -very- gendered, it says …