GrammarPolice@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 days agoWhat phrases/sentences instantly reveal someone as a chud?message-squaremessage-square358linkfedilinkarrow-up1383arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1363arrow-down1message-squareWhat phrases/sentences instantly reveal someone as a chud?GrammarPolice@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square358linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAlcoholicorn@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 days agoExecutrix is still common when dealing with estates tho?
minus-squareNoel_Skum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 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-up1·8 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.
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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.
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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.