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Origin of milady - English Language Usage Stack Exchange 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 English lady of high rank (1727 in Voltaire; 1754 as milédi ) < English my lady (see lady n 3a), and partly representing a colloquial pronunciation of my lady (see above)
expressions - Usage of the more you squeeze, the more sand disappears . . . Governor Tarkin: Princess Leia, before your execution, I'd like you to join me for a ceremony that will make this battle station operational No star system will dare oppose the Emperor now Princess Leia: The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers (from *Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope*)
What is the short form for little ? Is it lil or lil? The form lil is used, but the most common variant seems to be lil' (capitalized when it is a name) Wikipedia "Lil" is a kind of prefix and is the short form of "little"
Can someone explain the phrase All is fair in love and war? So, then, on Earth today, we have the hypocrisy of people who say that there are things that are "not fair" in war, but who routinely engage in them opportunistically anyways This reminds me of The Princess Bride "So I'll put down my sword, and you'll put down your rock, and we'll try to kill each other like civilized men?" –
Tenses after as if - English Language Usage Stack Exchange She dressed herself up as though she were a little princess She wishes she were a little princess He orders me about as if I were his wife (but I’m not) He wishes I were his wife, but I’m not For other verbs, you just use the pluperfect there by using had learned, as you have done He talks about Rome as though he had been there himself
personal names - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Vice Admiral Sir T J H Laurence KCVO CB CSM ADC(P) HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal KG KT GCVO GCStJ QSO GCL None of this precludes an ordinary "Mr Mrs J R Ewing", or (if he has a qualification and she doesn't) "Dr Mrs J R Ewing" The point is that if the couple has to be dealt with separately because the wife has stuff to be listed
Why there is the before some names but not others Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers
Whats the origin of the colloquial peachy, simply peachy, and . . . I found a few connotations of how the slang "peachy" is used: Vocabulary com: #1: very good [non sarcastic]: If you're unhappy, it's usually best to be honest about it, rather than pretending everything's peachy
single word requests - Whats the female equivalent of suitor . . . I used the word suitor on my Wikipedia article on The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck for the prospective brides of James IV, neither of whom he ultimately married (James married Princess Margaret, older sister of Henry VIII, but that isn't covered in the novel, and she appears in only one scene, comforting a dog Henry has abused)