Jun 13, 2011 · So, then, on Earth today, we have the hypocrisy of people who say that there are things that are "not fair" in war, but who routinely engage in them opportunistically anyways. This reminds me of The Princess Bride. "So I'll put down my sword, and you'll put down your rock, and we'll try to kill each other like civilized men?". –

Nov 25, 2011 · Etymonline explains:. cum (verb and noun) seems to be a modern (by 1973) variant of the sexual sense of come that originated in pornographic writing, perhaps first in the noun sense.

Sep 20, 2011 · @Marcin: Perhaps I am. I know that there are times when "Mister" is either a portion of a style or a complete style, but in that case it is associated with some position (e.g. certain clergy positions, or some official government positions in the United states such as "Mr. President", "Madam Speaker", etc), while the generic honorific we tend to say during …

Aug 24, 2014 · She dressed herself up as though she were a little princess. She wishes she were a little princess. He orders me about as if I were his wife. (but I’m not) He wishes I were his wife, but I’m not. For other verbs, you just use the pluperfect there by using had learned, as you have done. He talks about Rome as though he had been there himself.

The pronunciation of the suffix "s" added for a possessive can have three forms: [s],[z] or [iz]. The rules for pronunciation are the same as for the plural.

May 22, 2012 · Please note the standard for plural endings for "ess" words as noted above. We would not refer to the Disney princesses as "princesseez" or home addresses as adresseez.

I believe that it was frowned upon to call the late Diana, Princess of Wales "Princess Diana / Di", and the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother "Queen Elizabeth". There was quite a stir over here when the then President called Tony Blair, the Prime Minister, "Prime Minister Blair".

Wilhelmina, bÿ de gratie Gods, Koningin der [Queen] Nederlanden, Prinses [Princess] van Oranje-Nassau, enz., enz. enz. Dom Carlos por Graça de Deus, Rei [King] de Portugal e dos Algarves, d'Aquem e d'Alem Mar em Africa Senhor [Lord] de Guiné e da Conquista Navegação e Commercio da Ethiopia Arabia, Persia e da India, etc. Alexandre I. Roi ...

Basically, using a pet name usually given to women, like sweetheart, princess, etc. to refer to a man mockingly. a. Chiefly colloq. A girl or woman exhibiting characteristics associated with a cat, esp. sweetness or amiability. Freq. used as a pet name or as a term of endearment. Cf. puss n.1 3, pussycat n. 3.

Jul 22, 2017 · “Princess of Helium, I might wring a mighty ransom from your people would I but return you to them unharmed, but a thousand times rather would I watch that beautiful face writhe in the agony of torture; it shall be long drawn out, that I promise you; ten days of pleasure were all too short to show the love I harbor for your race.