temptress

[Jan Ivarsson TransEdit]

Actually, you can very well become a prince by marrying a queen or a princess. See e.g.
http://www.fororeal.com/enfrdin.htm
for Prince Henrik of Denmark.
Or Prince Albert, who married Queen Victoria...
Or Prince Philip, who married Queen Elizabeth...
Jan Ivarsson

----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurence Horn" <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 2:21 AM
Subject: Re: [ADS-L] temptress
[...]

 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").  So there's no
> real symmetry in these cases (besides the fact that you can become a
> princess (or a queen) through marriage to a prince (or king), but a
> man can achieve princehood or kinghood only on his own.  Another pair
> that for some is still used along the traditional lines is
> "waiter"/"waitress", but many have become uncomfortable with those,
> opting for "server" or "waitron", as discussed a while ago on the
> list.
>
> larry
>