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Ronctlsmile Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

The usage of actors

British actors Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz have tied the knot... I copied it from yahoo news. Something I don't understand this sentence is why we can use actors as a unisex expression. Any rules on this?

Can I say "British actor Daniel Craig and Bristish actress Rachel Weisz have tied the knot." or

can I say "British actor Daniel Craig and actress Rachel Weisz have tied the knot."

Cheers

Ron
  

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ronctlsmile actors as a unisex expression. Any rules on this? The preference has been for the unisex word "actor" for quite some time now.

  • ronctlsmile actors as a unisex expression.
  • Any rules on this?
  • The preference has been for the unisex word "actor" for quite some time now.
  • Hardly anyone uses the word "actress" anymore, especially the actresses.
  • CJ
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ronctlsmileactors as a unisex expression. Any rules on this?
The preference has been for the unisex word "actor" for quite some time now. Hardly anyone uses the word "actress" anymore, especially the actresses.

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