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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Is it ok to say?

The women ruled the household in absence of their husbands.
  

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Anonymous The women ruled the household in absence of their husbands. This is fine. You could optionally use "households" (plural), but to my ear the singular is more natural in this case.

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  • Anonymous The women ruled the household in absence of their husbands.
  • This is fine.
  • You could optionally use "households" (plural), but to my ear the singular is more natural in this case.
  • Who cracks the whip in these families ?
  • ") I'd say these are fixed expressions.
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Anonymous The women ruled the household in absence of their husbands.
This is fine.

You could optionally use "households" (plural), but to my ear the singular is more natural in this case.

Who cracks the whip in these families? (You wouldn't say "whips.")

I'd say these are fixed expressions.
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