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Bookmark or Share- 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.
- 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. –
- 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 ...
- Origin of "milady" - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeAccording to the Oxford English Dictionary, milady emerged in 1778 that partially came from French: Partly
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