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Bookmark or Share- grammar - What does "brother mine" mean? - English Language & Usage ...5. It means "my brother". It's an archaic formation; once standard English, but now only used poetically, especially in a few stock phrases (of which "brother mine" is perhaps the most common). Comparably, to use mine in this sense before the noun is also archaic and now only used poetically, especially in a few stock phrases, of which "mine ...
- Etymology for “Mc‑” and “O’‑” prefix in surnames(What is true is that O' is almost exclusively Irish; despite the romantic notions we have of Scottish clans, they didn't use their clan affiliation in their names.) Edit: as for why the prefix is used even though the prefix-less names look perfectly fine on their own, this is basically Gaelic grammar and thus out of scope for this site.
- Origin of "man!", " (oh) boy!", and "oh brother"Where did these interjections: man! (oh) boy! oh brother; come from, and why are they all male? If you don’t know their current meanings as interjections, it sounds very strange to say Man! when you are disappointed or frustrated, and Oh boy! when you are excited (although people are increasingly using it for other emotional contexts), and Oh brother (well, I'm not even sure of this ...
- What is the difference between younger and youngest? [closed]Assuming that the birth order of these children was: boy/boy/girl, the boy in the middle may be referred to as the firstborn's younger brother, since he is younger than the firstborn. His sister is his youngest sibling, but his younger sister. Since she is the lone female child, there is no need for the superlative form.
- word choice - "Elder brother" or "older brother"? - English Language ...Basically, they are the same, but there is a slight difference in their meaning. When referring to someone who is older than you in your family or someone who has a close relationship with you, you should use "elder". The usual comparative and superlative forms of old are older and oldest: • My brother is older than me.
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