- possessives - Is it childs or childs - English Language Usage . . .
All of your child's homework is complete I don't know whether this is childs or not, I am referring to a single child in this sentence by the way Not multiple Or am I making this sentence wrong anyway and there is a better way, because it sounds wierd
- Can childs ever be the plural of child, in standard English?
No, "childs" was never a plural of child See Etymononline's entry for child: The difficulty with the plural began in Old English, where the nominative plural was at first cild, identical with the singular, then c 975 a plural form cildru (genitive cildra) arose, probably for clarity's sake, only to be re-pluraled late 12c as children, which is thus a double plural Middle English plural
- Is there a word meaning my childs spouses parents?
If I am introducing someone to my daughter's husband's parents can I say "Hi, I'd like to you meet my ___ " In-laws would not work here because they are my child's in-laws not my own Is there a word for this relationship?
- Filling out forms that ask for “relationship with”
Forgive me for being perhaps nitpicky here, but my guess is that those forms you fill for your son really mean "relationship to child" not "relationship with child" Your relationship to the child would refer to how you were related to him her, e g guardian, father, mother, uncle, etc, while your relationship with the child would indicate how well you get along This distinction is debatable
- grammar - Age description and hyphenating - English Language Usage . . .
How would I say a toddler is 2 years and 7 months old correctly? Is this right: It is a two-year-seven-month-old toddler Or do I need an “and” between? I personally think hyphenating here looks
- Abbreviation for Master? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I know that Mr is short for Mister and Mrs is short for Mistress Is there any comparable way to abbreviate "Master" that is distinguishable from Mister? Or would it just be Mr again?
- how to write list of survivors in an obituary
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- kinship terms - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
There are words for relationships obtained by marriage or partnership of family members: xxx-in-law But, surprisingly, there is no word (that I know of) for the parents of your child's partner Or
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