When did prince/princess come to mean "royal heir"?
2022年10月18日 · The words prince and princess come to English from Old French and ultimately from Latin's "princeps". However, in both Latin and Old French, as well as historical Italian, …
single word requests - What is the Prince/Princess equivalent for ...
2023年4月5日 · 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 "prince's" and "princess"
2014年10月31日 · Verbally differentiating between "prince's" and "princess" Ask Question Asked 11 years, 2 months ago Modified 11 years, 2 months ago
What is the short form for 'little' ? Is it li'l or lil'?
2014年9月2日 · The form lil is used, but the most common variant seems to be lil' (capitalized when it is a name). Wikipedia "Lil" is a kind of prefix and is the short form of "little". It is often spelled with an …
Should I use "the queen" or "the Queen"? [duplicate]
2017年7月8日 · 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. …
Is this correct usage of "designate" as an adjective?
2016年5月24日 · As [Wikipedia] () says, a postpositive or postnominal adjective is an attributive adjective that is placed after the noun or pronoun that it modifies. Subcategory Names of posts, …
Less politically problematic alternative to 'princess' or 'snowflake'
2021年6月25日 · But both of these terms are politically problematic - princess because it's gendered and sounds demeaning to women, and snowflake because it's a common alt-right insult.
Possessive when using a title - English Language & Usage Stack …
2019年1月11日 · The British convention is that women who are former holders of titles who no longer hold them, e.g. because they are widows, divorced, etc are known as FirstName [comma] Former Title, …
poetry - Does this translation of Pushkin follow the accepted ...
2024年12月30日 · I am trying to translate Pushkin. This is an excerpt from his "Tale about a dead princess and seven knights", which is itself a variation of the Grimm brothers' fairy tale …
personal names - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2014年12月21日 · I imagine it's official title (Princess), then degree (Reverend), then rank (Professor), then gendered term (Mrs), so you'd address it as Dr and Professor or Dr and Mr, as a degree …