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- When should Mom and Dad be capitalized? - English Language Usage . . .
When you are using the word "Dad" to refer to a specific person, it's standing in place of their name, and thus, like their name, would be capitalized When you're talking about dads in general, it's a common noun Say you had a horse named Betsy and were re-writing the sentence to refer to her: The one thing I learned from my horse was that it was good to earn the trust of one's children
- Mom and Dad vs Dad and Mom [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
I'm curious if the order implies anything here I'm pretty sure "Mom and Dad" is standard in English The issue was hard for me to google, so I'm asking it here: Is using "Dad" before "Mom" incorr
- grammatical number - Dads corner or dads corner - English . . .
Dads' corner - a corner for many fathers A useful comparison is Father's Day (or Mother's Day) It's a day to appreciate many fathers, but is written this way as it's a usually day to appreciate one father at a time This is a generic plural Another example is Dad's Army, the name of a sitcom about the Home Guard during the Second World War
- What do you call the male equivalent to Cougar (woman)?
What is the male equivalent to the term "cougar"? Clarifying The term "cougar" describes an older woman seeking younger men So a male equivalent would be an older man seek
- phrase requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The phrase ‘girl dad’ was popularised after the tragic passing away of NBA star Kobe Bryant in a 2020 helicopter crash The athlete died alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna It is used to refer to dads who have daughters and is often used to capture the love between fathers and their daughters
- What do you call your grand-fathers brother? (grand- v great-)
Your father's father is called your grand-father, yet your father's uncle is typically called your great-uncle (or so it seems with anybody I converse with) Why the inconsistency?
- Is it appropriate to use sport, champ, or kiddo to call a child . . .
I agree with your findings that "sport" and "champ" can be pejorative or at least not-endearing, but kiddo rarely is The first two are also, in my opinion, losing their foothold in the lexicon of American dads As well, all three are quite camp-y expressions, and it won't be long before calling your son "champ" will sound just as silly as calling him "sailor" or "cowboy" or some other
- A word for someone who you share a half-sibling with
This is probably best explained with an example Alice and Bob have a child, Erin Bob and Carol have a child, Frank Carol and Dan have a child, Grace Clearly, Erin and Frank are half-siblings,
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