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possessives - adults’ English teacher or adult’s English teacher . . . I am an adults' English teacher suggests that you teach multiple adults On the other hand, these sentences are both awkward Possessives tend to work less well when long phrases are involved In this case, it can become less clear what the possessive is determining: is the subject you teach "adult ('s s') English" or "English"?
Referring to adult-age sons and daughters as children As AndrewGrimm notes, "children" has two very distinct meanings: It can refer to people who are not yet adults, or it can refer to people who are the offspring of a specified person or people It is normal and common to refer to adults as "children" when expressing the relationship Saying that so-and-so are the "children of" someone is another way of saying the "sons and or daughters of" For
Since when did kidnapping come to include adults too? As per this link, the word 'kidnap' originated to denote nabbing away of a child When and how did kidnap come to denote nabbing of adults? Update: Just found a link to a 1650 book that mentions
What is the term for young adult male female (aged 18 to 25)? Finally, and probably best in your case, you can use youngster (s) Once more, though, this is a term that is used by older people towards younger ones It is more used for teenagers and young adults than for actual children but it also carries an implication that the person using the term is older than those she is describing
meaning - Does adults aged X–Y include people born between Y and Y+1 . . . Sometimes people use age ranges to define groups of people, like "young adults are defined as people aged 18—30" To me that sounds ambiguous: imagine for example, that Alice is born on January 2, 1990, and today is May 1, 2020
Can Mr, Mrs, etc. be used with a first name? This is very common and proper in the southern United States It is most often used by children speaking to adults they know well such as neighbors, friends' parents, more casual teachers, etc Usually the adult will signal his or her preference on how to be addressed Sometimes an adult (for example some teachers) will introduce themselves as Mr Ms last name instead, which is also fine and
Word that describes some entertainment as being aimed at adults without . . . 0 Is there a word that refers to any form of entertainment being made for adults specifically to enjoy (rather than aimed at children) that doesn't imply that it's not appropriate for children? Words like 'adult' tend to generally give a connotation of being only for adults, rather than the meaning I want