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 A kind of delicate way to say that woman looks like a man! in this movie, lady penbroke really couldn't be described as such Even with the getup and everything, she looked classically beautiful. first time i've fallen in love with a woman in a poofy wig. 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.
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 The equivalent of dear sirs, for women? The phrase means 'the lady of the house', but in the context of the derivation of the surname tiplady they think 'lady' might imply a man's mistress. Otherwise, as elliot frisch has suggested, lady is the term you want
Lady can have negative implications in this setting because it is often used in a negative fashion, e.g That lady wouldn't stop talking about. 'was it a dude or a lady who was caught shoplifting at victoria's. What is the male equivalent to the term cougar The term cougar describes an older woman seeking younger men So a male equivalent would be an older man seek.
From all the answers, it's clear that using a masculine term (eg guys) is considered sexist (see leopd's comment), and using a feminine term (eg gals) is also considered sexist (see the raven's answer) Of course, if you use guys for males and people for females, you're just reintroducing a distinction
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