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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?
- 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
- As the mother of a child or As a mother of a child
Either can be used correctly 1 As the mother of a child: implies a specific relationship to the object She is "the" mother of "that" child (or whichever child is being referenced or talked about in the context of the conversation) 2 As a mother of a child: implies that she is a mother of a child, with no specific relationship to the object She is "a" mother of "some" child Tom22 was
- Adjective word or any expression used to describe a childs behaviour . . .
Please could you help me with an adjective word or any expression used by native speakers of English to describe a child who habitually likes to always lean or rub
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