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- 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
- possessives - Is it childs or childs - English Language Usage . . .
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
- 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 wo
- What do the parents of married children call each other? As in, the . . .
There's a specific term for the relationship between people whose children marry each other: co-parents-in-law
- vocabulary - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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- Filling out forms that ask for “relationship with”
When I fill any form for my son this question “relationship with child” confuses me Should the answer be “son” or “father”? To me, the ideal answer is always “a father–son relationship” A little
- etymology - When did kid start to mean child? - English Language . . .
When I read period authors, i e , Dickens, or Verne, or Hugo, etc , I always see things like: My dear child Child, come here He is but a child! But I don't see kid In fact, I didn't see kid even
- 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?
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