GrammarPolice@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days agoWhat phrases/sentences instantly reveal someone as a chud?message-squaremessage-square356linkfedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1361arrow-down1message-squareWhat phrases/sentences instantly reveal someone as a chud?GrammarPolice@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square356linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNoel_Skum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 days agoI think it would be “Doctrix” in older versions of English.
minus-square5too@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days agoI tend to drive more when my family goes on trips, while my wife acts as navigatrix. Then we both cackle while the kids ignore us in the back.
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoCool word, it’s fun to put the emphasis on different syllables. I like it on the I.
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoExecutrix is still common when dealing with estates tho?
minus-squareNoel_Skum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoYeah, I only discovered the word when I read “doctoress” in a translation I was proofing and knew there was something going on there.
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoWhat’s wrong with Executrix? That’s a perfectly acceptable, proper word. These days, it’s generally preferred to have a genderless noun like just Actor instead of Actress, but it’s still allowed.
I think it would be “Doctrix” in older versions of English.
I tend to drive more when my family goes on trips, while my wife acts as navigatrix.
Then we both cackle while the kids ignore us in the back.
Cool word, it’s fun to put the emphasis on different syllables. I like it on the I.
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Executrix is still common when dealing with estates tho?
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Yeah, I only discovered the word when I read “doctoress” in a translation I was proofing and knew there was something going on there.
What’s wrong with Executrix? That’s a perfectly acceptable, proper word. These days, it’s generally preferred to have a genderless noun like just Actor instead of Actress, but it’s still allowed.
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