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- single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I have three age groups that I want to distinguish in my research project They are as follows: 18-45 years - I have called this group young adults 46-65 years - I have called this group adults 66
- expressions - If an adult gets kidnapped, would it still be considered . . .
What's the other terms if adults get kidnap?
- 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"?
- abbreviations - What do CI, CIM, CID, CIB mean? - English Language . . .
I was talking to a friend about a girl, and he mentioned that “She can pretty much CI anything, CIB, CIM or CID ” I’m wondering what these mean The context was sexual experience Sorry if I missed
- Can Mr, Mrs, etc. be used with a first name?
The best example is a children's Sunday School class: I know a "Mr Joe" who goes by that name because he's been teaching SS forever, so there is a whole generation of people who call him that, even as adults, since they can't drop the habit
- terminology - What is the term used for the person that a carer is . . .
I can only speak for my experience here in the UK and our situation where care is provided by small Companies rather than a public body The company would always use the term Client for the person they are caring for It becomes a little more difficult when the carer is looking after a friend or family member - or even if they are giving more personal care on a one-to-one basis, when "Client
- Adult children? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
"Adult children" comes from "adult children of alcoholics", but now has broader reference to adults who were abused emotionally, physically or sexually in childhood
- Is there a synonym analogue to he said, she said that allows a . . .
It's impressive if you can be polite and agreeable when you are stressed to the hilt—and she was ) Both of these situations are different on at least one point of a "he said, she said" situation in that all (adults) involved appreciate the other side at least somewhat, and that the two accounts can be connected in a coherent understanding
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