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- Ladys Ladies or ladies - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 than one female? Good
- Correct use of possession for the plural ladies [closed]
At a clothing store, you might see a sign saying Men's Clothing, and the possessive use of the apostrophe correctly indicates that the clothing is suited towards the group "Men" (i e more than one
- Why is it ladies and gentlemen instead of gentlemen and ladies?
It probably has to do with the phonetic and metrical properties of "ladies and gentlemen" versus "gentlemen and ladies " Say them both out loud and see which one sounds better to you, intuitively The metrical pattern of "ladies and gentlemen" consists of (arguably) two dactyls A dactyl is a group of three syllables where the first is stressed and the second two are unstressed When these
- Why does this Ladies First saying exist?
I've been wondering Where did the saying "Ladies first" originate? Did it originally appeared in English countries, or? And is this always expressed in a positive polite tune of meaning? I mean,
- The ladys not for turning [closed] - English Language Usage Stack . . .
The phrase “the lady’s not for turning” that Thatcher used in her 1980 speech was intended to be a pun on The Lady’s Not for Burning, a 1948 play by Christopher Fry The pun was made by Thatcher’s speechwriter although Wikipedia suggests that its punniness flew over Thatcher’s head at the time It means she’s not to be turned, just as the earlier one meant she was not to be burned
- Is there an equivalent to née (birth name) for an *ex*-spousal name?
@Joffan - You might be on to an idea there, but perhaps a more appropriate French word would be passé (which implies past former) Use of mariée might be appropriate for a person who is currently married to someone who uses an asynchronous name
- Gentleman is to male as what is to female? [duplicate]
For males, it's gentleman; and for females? @rbhattarai Sometimes "real lady" means "having female organs" in addition to identifying as female Pretty much anything involving gender is a wide, deep and densely packed minefield of mixed meanings (and extreme sensitivity to vicariously perceived slights) As Sid indicated, saying "that's a real lady" is usually intended to be deliberately over
- apostrophe - Ladies’ Captain or Ladies Captain? - English Language . . .
I write a newsletter for our Golf Club Should I sign it off as Sue Ladies’ Captain Or Sue Ladies Captain ??
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