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 assuming you're referring to a group of women in your salutation of them, so it would be "Good morning, ladies." And as you're addressing them directly, the comma preceding "ladies" is necessary.
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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 reflect the usage of "lady" in a derogatory/dismissive sense. It seems to have come into usage around 1950, and really took off in the late 1990s.
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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 milord: In the nineteenth century, milord (also milor) (pronounced "mee-lor") was well-known as a word which continental Europeans (especially French) whose jobs often brought them into contact with travellers (innkeepers, guides ...
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...
What is the origin of the saying, "faint heart never won fair lady"?
These seats are reserved for ladies. The old lady running the roadside lunch house brought him rice and curry. The new District Collector is a lady. Calling somebody a 'woman' is usually perceived as rude here, with the notable exceptions of news journalism, law, bureaucratese and scientific literature: Bangalore woman wins Maths Olympiad.
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The "fat lady" is the valkyrie Brünnhilde, who is traditionally presented as a very buxom lady with horned helmet, spear and round shield (although Amalie Materna played Brünnhilde during Wagner's lifetime (1876) with a winged helmet).
Is the proverb "it's not over until the fat lady sings" offensive?
Some websites have a different version: 23 and me punctuates it "lady, wife, mistress of a household". Both that and the OP's link reference Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2022, which should be your first port of call for accurate details and more information.
A dancing lady. In this noun phrase, "dancing" is a verb phrase. "Dancing" does not qualify as an adjective. If we compare it to the genuine participial adjective "entertaining" the reasons becomes clear. "Dancing" can't be modified by "very". We can't say * a very dancing child, but we can say a very entertaining clown. "Dancing" can't occur as complement to complex-intransitive verbs like ...
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At the beginning of the My Fair Lady movie, there is a monologue of prof. Higgins like this: Hear a Yorkshireman, or worse Hear a Cornishman converse I'd rather hear a choir singing flat Chickens
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How did "lady" and "ladies" come to differ in conveying degree of respect? Does calling to a strange woman "Hey, lady!" sound angry? The takeaway from those is that you should generally avoid using the singular "lady" as a direct form of address to a person herself, as it's likely to sound confrontational. There may be some exceptions...
Ladies Captain means the Captain responsible for Ladies Golf elected to represent the Lady Members at Club and County level and to fulfil [sic] any requirements of the relevant Golf Association.
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Margaret is the only name I've ever heard that uses the NN Maggie. I'm a Megan and I've never had anyone call me Maggie before but I have heard stories.
Gabrielle is beautiful! I love Gabrielle Rose. Classic and sweet. I also love Gabrielle Victoria, Gabrielle Christina, Gabrielle Mae, Gabrielle Jane, Gabrielle Katherine, Gabrielle Francesca, Gabrielle Elizabeth, Gabrielle Cecilia, Gabrielle Bridget, Gabrielle Margaret, Gabrielle Claire/Clara, Gabrielle Maeve, and Gabrielle Fiona.
I was wondering if any of you had considered using some of the older, more vintage nicknames for classic names even if they don't necessarily sound like the original. For example: Margaret nn Daisy Mary nn Molly or Polly Sarah nn Sally or Sadie Charlotte nn Lottie I think several of these are adorable but I'm curious to see what y'all think.
Re: Twin Names to go with Amelia canarygirl member December 2014 Mary Louise Vera Louise Nora Louise Diana Louise Margaret Louise I think I love Amelia and Nora!
Anna is the most beautiful, IMO. Claire is my second choice. I dislike Molly. Unless you name her Margaret or something so she can have a more formal name for her resume.
I just got back from Key West and kept the street map so I could post the women's names of different streets. Here they are: Julia Virginia Amelia Emma Petronia Angela Catherine Louisa Margaret Alberta Eliza Olivia Elizabeth Rose There were only two men's named streets (but many last names, like Flager, for Henry Flager): William George Report ...
Both are family names for us. Other Mary names I've known and liked include: Mary Elizabeth (called Mary Beth, Mary Lib, or Mary Liza) Mary Winstead (Mary Win) Mary Stuart Mary Katherine (Mary Kate) Mary Brent Mary Ellis Mary Margaret Mary Hayden Mary Mitchell I personally really like the combo of Mary with a family surname. Very Southern.
Here are some that I do love. Elizabeth Catherine Caitlin Juliet Julie Marie Caroline Audrey Rachel Jillian Julianne Felicity Valerie Paige Violet Charlotte Lucy Melanie Mallory Leanne Anne Naomi Abigail Helen Bethany Natalie Heidi Lillian Emily Louise Grace Claire Hope Brooke Faith Holly Noelle Camille Molly Hailey Christine Alice Margaret ...