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Palinkasocsi Posted 18 years ago
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Hi there,
I wonder what nickname(s) the British fathers/mothers would use at the end of the following:
Father/mother to daughter: How was the party last night, my daughter/my dear/my girl/my little (whatever) ???
Thank you very much.
P.
I wonder what nickname(s) the British fathers/mothers would use at the end of the following:
Father/mother to daughter: How was the party last night, my daughter/my dear/my girl/my little (whatever) ???
Thank you very much.
P.
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'my daughter' sounds incredibly formal and old-fashioned. Other than that I think most people tend to just use names. For a standard 'sweet' name, a family might use something like 'dear', or 'darling', 'honey' or 'love' (usually without the 'my').
- 'my daughter' sounds incredibly formal and old-fashioned.
- Other than that I think most people tend to just use names.
- For a standard 'sweet' name, a family might use something like 'dear', or 'darling', 'honey' or 'love' (usually without the 'my').
- I couldn't say which would be most common and some families may never say any of these.
- Brits are not a very soppy lot in general.
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'my daughter' sounds incredibly formal and old-fashioned. Other than that I think most people tend to just use names.
For a standard 'sweet' name, a family might use something like 'dear', or 'darling', 'honey' or 'love' (usually without the 'my'). I couldn't say which would be most common and some families may never say any of these. Brits are not a very soppy lot in general.
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For a standard 'sweet' name, a family might use something like 'dear', or 'darling', 'honey' or 'love' (usually without the 'my'). I couldn't say which would be most common and some families may never say any of these. Brits are not a very soppy lot in general.
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