Re: Re: temptress

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

In a message dated 2/4/03 8:19:42 PM, laurence.horn at YALE.EDU writes:


> In the current era, you can compliment a man
> by "You're a true prince" (sincerely or ironically), but the
> corresponding "You're a true princess" doesn't work in the same way
> (or "prince among men" vs. "princess among women")
>

I guess this is why we hear the slightly pejorative Jewish American
Princesses but never Jewish Americna Prince.