Sep 13, 2011 · If there is more than one son, then you have to say sons. If two people own a house, we talk about their house . If they own more than one house (regardless of whether this is separate or joint ownership), we talk about their houses .

Oct 10, 2020 · Since 2011 they have visited their parents every year, but since last summer they have been visiting every month. I have exercised a lot. (neutral sounding; up to this point in my life, I have exercised a lot.) vs. I have been exercising a lot. (I want to emphasise that my exercising a lot is current and on-going.)

Jul 1, 2008 · However, calling a son "mamita" or vice versa would be too weird and even upsetting to me. That being said, my mother-in-law have called my son "mamita" a few times (by mistake, of course). She grew up with 5 sisters, had 2 daughters and 1 granddaughter before my son came to the family, so it's understandable that she would make this mistake a ...

Nov 13, 2023 · Is it common for parents to call their adult children "kids" or "children" in a mobile phone group chat for example as below, if the parents do not call them by their names? Mum: Kids (Children), remember our birthday dinner tonight! Son: See you tonight! Daughter: Got it!

Oct 4, 2010 · Parents should not scold their child when it failed an exam - Use of 'it' for person Use of "it" as pronoun for "child" Nor is it uncommon to use "their" as a third person singular gender-neutral pronoun. Gender neutral 3rd person singular pronouns - she, he, them, they, their, he/she, s/he, his, her, its

Aug 7, 2009 · Of course, you should note that it depends on which parent is speaking. Mothers can definitely get away with calling their sons by "sweeter" names than their fathers. You may hear "champ," "sport," "chief," etc. applied to sons by their fathers. I hope that others will be able to guide you further.

Sep 15, 2022 · I often don’t go shopping. My son does. This is also possible, but it has a different meaning. In this sentence, often is modifying don't go shopping. Here, we might take it as read that this family goes shopping every day, for example. The speaker is saying that, when these shopping expeditions occur, they often don't go - their son goes ...

May 11, 2014 · Oi pessoal I was reading Harry Potter in Portuguese and I came across this sentence: "Todas as vezes que ouvem o nome dele, papai quebra o que estiver segurando". If you need the context, they are referring to the fact that recently, every time the parents hear their son's name, they become...

Oct 6, 2021 · Hi teachers, "That" in the question is a demonstrative pronoun, somehow I'm pointing at the son. 1. Whose son is that? It is Mary's. This question, I believe, is also correct. I can use a subject pronoun in the question and of course in the answer. 2. …

Jul 2, 2014 · Son to mother/Son to father/Daughter to mother/Daughter to father: Can't think of anything, just the informal terms "mamma" (mom/mommy) and "pappa" (dad/daddy) Sister to brother/Brother to brother: Nothing I can think of Husband to wife/Wife to husband: "Kjære". Perhaps "elskling" or "vennen", but that starts to get sickening.