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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

a pair of newly-wed

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00A pair of newly-wed is cutting the wedding cake. 0-
  

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0I'm not sure whether native speakers refer to a bride and bridegroom as newlyweds during the ceremony. I usually hear it used after. 0-

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  • 0I'm not sure whether native speakers refer to a bride and bridegroom as newlyweds during the ceremony.
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0I'm not sure whether native speakers refer to a bride and bridegroom as newlyweds during the ceremony. I usually hear it used after. So, I would say02br
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00The (or if you are a passerby - A) bride and bridegroom are cutting the cake together.0-
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0At the time of the cutting of the cake, the couple are already married (perhaps already well on the way to divorce); so "newly-weds" would be possible.02br
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00I myself would use a plural verb, i.e.02br
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001. A pair of newly-weds are cutting the cake.02br
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00But other members would probably prefer "is"!02br
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0Thanks Mr. P for the lesson on marriage 05002br
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00Sorry, Vincent for misguiding you. 010id2
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