Should you use capitals in My Lady?

[gagginforit]

Hi there. Would someone happen to know the correct way to write this? If you were addressing someone formally as My Lady, would you capitalise the M and L, or just the M or neither?

Also, the S in sir. Not as in a military rank, just in a formal way to address a gentleman.

Thank you very much indeedy.

 

[Liar]

Hi there. Would someone happen to know the correct way to write this? If you were addressing someone formally as My Lady, would you capitalise the M and L, or just the M or neither?

Thank you very much indeedy.

Just the L. But that's me, and I'm probably wrong.

 

[damppanties]

Not sure. As a contraction it gets m'lady or milady, no caps, so I don't know why you'll have to capitalise the Lady when saying my Lady. It looks weird when its capitalised, but then I don't really know.

 

[damppanties]

Also, the S in sir. Not as in a military rank, just in a formal way to address a gentleman.

Thank you very much indeedy.

Didn't see the sir question earlier.

"Right this way, sir," he said before turning and walking down the corridor.

So, no capitals.

 

[starrkers]

Lady is a title, and as such should be capitalised. When referred to as My Lady (or M'Lady) it should also be capitalised.
Sir can be a title, in that case it should be capitalised. But if it's just being used as a term of civility, there is no need to.

 

[Weird Harold]

Hi there. Would someone happen to know the correct way to write this? If you were addressing someone formally as My Lady, would you capitalise the M and L, or just the M or neither?

Also, the S in sir. Not as in a military rank, just in a formal way to address a gentleman.

We had a thread on this subject a short while ago discussing the vagaries of titles of address.

Both "My Lady" and "Sir" are Titles when used to address a specific person and should thus be in "Title Case" -- each word except articles should be capitalized; the Earl of Westminster, the Queen of England, Your Grace, My Lady (or Milady), Sir, etc.

 

[jomar]

I'm impressed with the restraint of the responses given the title of the thread. Well done.

 

[christabelll]

okay I remember this from school LOL (how long ago was that?????)

my mother should be my Mother, unless you say My mother. ditto Father, Priest, Accountant, Banker etc. my Accountant... My priest. my Father, My father. As the my is the possesive here. if you capitalize My the following word is always lowercase.
In the case of title -
The whole of the words used except for the between stuff to connect it all together
my Lady of Scarborough, my Lord Geofrey of Lent
if you are calling out "Milady" is appropriate.
Sir - would you care to?
What do you care, sir? Unless it is a titled individual... in which case Sir is always capitalized.