Henpecked
Hi,
Based on what I have seen in the internet the expression Jim is a henpecked husband (+) is perfect English...
What about the following ("tentative") sentence: Mary has always been a henpecked wife (++)
If the word henpecked does not belong in (++), could you please correct it (turn into flawless English)?
Looking forward to you comments/example sentences!
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vlivef What about the following ("tentative") sentence: Mary has always been a henpecked wife (++) No. A hen (a female) has to be doing the pecking. vlivef If the word henpecked does not belong in (++), could you please correct it (turn into flawless English)?
- vlivef What about the following ("tentative") sentence: Mary has always been a henpecked wife (++) No.
- A hen (a female) has to be doing the pecking.
- vlivef If the word henpecked does not belong in (++), could you please correct it (turn into flawless English)?
- There is no equivalent expression.
- You might think "roosterpecked", but no.
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vlivefWhat about the following ("tentative") sentence: Mary has always been a henpecked wife (++)
No. A hen (a female) has to be doing the pecking.
vlivefIf the word henpecked does not belong in (++), could you please correct it (turn into flawless English)?
There is no equivalent expression. You might think "roost
0Apparently the word "cockpecked" exists for the case when a wife is nagged by her husband, but it is rare, and probably most people wouldn't know it (though perhaps they could guess in context). Also, the word "****" needs to be treated with a bit of caution.
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