- 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"?
- Specific word for grown-up children? [duplicate]
Is there a specific word for adult offspring? If all of your "children" are now in their adulthood, is there a specific word to refer to them?
- expressions - If an adult gets kidnapped, would it still be considered . . .
What's the other terms if adults get kidnap?
- 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
- 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
- Whats a good word to describe adults who are not yet parents?
10 "Adults" The word "adult" does not imply that one is a parent, so there is no need for a word that describes a childless adult
- 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
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