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2011-01-08 7:42 AM Extrapolate Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (4) Husband and wife
King and queen Boys and girls Mr. and Mrs. Dick and Jane Jack and Jill Adam and Eve His and hers Men and women Waiter and waitress Prince and princess Lord and lady Anthony and Cleopatra Does anybody know of an instance in which the order is reversed? Probably one or two somewhere, but for the vast majority of cases, the man's name or title is introduced first. And what societal attitude(s) can we extrapolate from this customary use of English? Read/Post Comments (4) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top |
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