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Why is there paternal, for fatherly, fraternal, for brotherly, but no similar word for sons?
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Jan 4, 2017
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Jul 29, 2011
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Did English ever have a formal version of "you"?
Jan 24, 2011
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Politer word to refer to a 'cleaner'
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Why are some possessives formed with “of ” but not apostrophe-“s”?
Jun 18, 2011
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Why do we say "was supposed to" for "should have"?
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