GrammarPolice@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 个月前What phrases/sentences instantly reveal someone as a chud?message-squaremessage-square358fedilinkarrow-up1384arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1364arrow-down1message-squareWhat phrases/sentences instantly reveal someone as a chud?GrammarPolice@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 个月前message-square358fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNoel_Skum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 个月前I think it would be “Doctrix” in older versions of English.
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 个月前Executrix is still common when dealing with estates tho?
minus-squareNoel_Skum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 个月前Yeah, 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-up1·2 个月前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.
minus-square5too@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 个月前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.
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 个月前Cool word, it’s fun to put the emphasis on different syllables. I like it on the I.
I think it would be “Doctrix” in older versions of English.
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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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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.