- etymology - What is the origin of the sun is shining, the birds are . . .
The day when everything began to happen to the Princess began just like all her ordinary days The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the Princess jumped out of bed and ran into the nursery to let the mice out of the traps in the nursery cupboard Here's another early example, which could have been written anytime between 1879 and
- single word requests - What is the Prince Princess equivalent for . . .
If a prince becomes a king, and a princess becomes a queen, what is the term for someone who becomes an emperor empress? The title of the heir to a throne is Prince Princess
- Verbally differentiating between princes and princess
Verbally differentiating between "prince's" and "princess" Ask Question Asked 10 years, 8 months ago Modified 10 years, 8 months ago
- When did prince princess come to mean royal heir?
The words prince and princess come to English from Old French and ultimately from Latin's quot;princeps quot; However, in both Latin and Old French, as well as historical Italian, quot;prince q
- single word requests - Is there a male equivalent of dowager with . . .
I see Wikipedia talks about "Queen dowagers" and that "dowager Princess" has sometimes been used, so "dowager Prince Phillip" would fit except "dowager" always refers to a female, specifically a widow So is there any equivalent for a widower?
- Should I use the queen or the Queen? [duplicate]
A noun (when not at the start of a sentence) should be capitalised if and only if it is a proper noun, which refers to a specific person, place, thing or idea without taking a limiting modifier Examples: "The Queen (of England) visited my school " Since the word "Queen" is capitalised here, we know that it must be referring to a specific queen The words "of x country" do not have to be included
- What is the short form for little ? Is it lil or lil?
Ngram shows li'l beating out lil' and li'l' since before 1900 (Note that you must press "Search lots of books" after clicking on the link ) And since Lil is a very popular name (both as a first name and as a hyphenated portion of an apparently Arabic name), any Ngram results for that variant must be ignored But as @sumelic points out, the Ngram results are highly suspect, due to the
- expressions - Usage of the more you squeeze, the more sand disappears . . .
Governor Tarkin: Princess Leia, before your execution, I'd like you to join me for a ceremony that will make this battle station operational No star system will dare oppose the Emperor now Princess Leia: The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers (from *Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope*)
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