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- 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?
- Issue vs Children - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
According to Wikipedia, a nobleman and a noblewoman have issues while non-nobles have children, so what's the difference? I'm not a native speaker of English, but in my poor understanding, I assume
- slang - Word for the loss of one parent - English Language Usage . . .
Merriam-Webster has an entry for half-orphan, meaning someone with only one living parent They say specifically a child, which would match the usual usage of "orphan" (as mentioned in the question), but it might be used of an adult sometimes, either jocularly or by extension This doesn't distinguish which parent is dead, but could be combined with a further explanation if it matters
- A word to describe the relationship between a child and its parent . . .
An example sentence would clarify (and is required by site rules) "Child" is the relationship of a child to the parents, so I'm a bit lost
- 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?
- 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
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