Adding Darling as endearment to a name, suffix or prefix?
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You want to call someone darling, your niece Jane perhaps. Do you call her "Darling Jane" or "Jane Darling"? Is there a difference? Are any of those correct?
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You want to call someone darling, your niece Jane perhaps. Do you call her "Darling Jane" or "Jane Darling"? Is there a difference? Are any of those correct?
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Welcome to English Language & Usage, Conan. I think they are both correct, and, equivalent.
– J. Taylor
Dec 6 at 1:00
Also, you would not capitalize the word darling if you are writing a letter, unless it is the first word in the sentence.
– Avrumi
Dec 6 at 1:33
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Either is fine, but one form is normally used as a description and the other as a form of address. For instance, you could say "this is my darling Jane" (darling as an adjective), "this my darling, Jane" (darling as a noun), or "Jane, darling, how are you today?" (darling as a form of address).
– Jason Bassford
Dec 6 at 1:35
@JasonBassford I agree with your assessment but would say that, very occasionally, the "Darling Jane" construction is used as the salutation at the start of a letter. Would you say that this was a form of address or still the adjdctival use? I'm not too sure when I think about it.
– BoldBen
Dec 6 at 2:49
@BoldBen For a letter, it's a form of address first. But I think the word also plays a dual role as an adjective (or noun, depending on how the letter is started). I suppose if it's used often enough, usage could turn it into the form of a title . . .
– Jason Bassford
Dec 6 at 2:55
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You want to call someone darling, your niece Jane perhaps. Do you call her "Darling Jane" or "Jane Darling"? Is there a difference? Are any of those correct?
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Welcome to English Language & Usage, Conan. I think they are both correct, and, equivalent.
– J. Taylor
Dec 6 at 1:00
Also, you would not capitalize the word darling if you are writing a letter, unless it is the first word in the sentence.
– Avrumi
Dec 6 at 1:33
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Either is fine, but one form is normally used as a description and the other as a form of address. For instance, you could say "this is my darling Jane" (darling as an adjective), "this my darling, Jane" (darling as a noun), or "Jane, darling, how are you today?" (darling as a form of address).
– Jason Bassford
Dec 6 at 1:35
@JasonBassford I agree with your assessment but would say that, very occasionally, the "Darling Jane" construction is used as the salutation at the start of a letter. Would you say that this was a form of address or still the adjdctival use? I'm not too sure when I think about it.
– BoldBen
Dec 6 at 2:49
@BoldBen For a letter, it's a form of address first. But I think the word also plays a dual role as an adjective (or noun, depending on how the letter is started). I suppose if it's used often enough, usage could turn it into the form of a title . . .
– Jason Bassford
Dec 6 at 2:55
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Welcome to English Language & Usage, Conan. I think they are both correct, and, equivalent.
– J. Taylor
Dec 6 at 1:00
Also, you would not capitalize the word darling if you are writing a letter, unless it is the first word in the sentence.
– Avrumi
Dec 6 at 1:33
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Either is fine, but one form is normally used as a description and the other as a form of address. For instance, you could say "this is my darling Jane" (darling as an adjective), "this my darling, Jane" (darling as a noun), or "Jane, darling, how are you today?" (darling as a form of address).
– Jason Bassford
Dec 6 at 1:35
@JasonBassford I agree with your assessment but would say that, very occasionally, the "Darling Jane" construction is used as the salutation at the start of a letter. Would you say that this was a form of address or still the adjdctival use? I'm not too sure when I think about it.
– BoldBen
Dec 6 at 2:49
@BoldBen For a letter, it's a form of address first. But I think the word also plays a dual role as an adjective (or noun, depending on how the letter is started). I suppose if it's used often enough, usage could turn it into the form of a title . . .
– Jason Bassford
Dec 6 at 2:55
Welcome to English Language & Usage, Conan. I think they are both correct, and, equivalent.
– J. Taylor
Dec 6 at 1:00
Welcome to English Language & Usage, Conan. I think they are both correct, and, equivalent.
– J. Taylor
Dec 6 at 1:00
Also, you would not capitalize the word darling if you are writing a letter, unless it is the first word in the sentence.
– Avrumi
Dec 6 at 1:33
Also, you would not capitalize the word darling if you are writing a letter, unless it is the first word in the sentence.
– Avrumi
Dec 6 at 1:33
1
1
Either is fine, but one form is normally used as a description and the other as a form of address. For instance, you could say "this is my darling Jane" (darling as an adjective), "this my darling, Jane" (darling as a noun), or "Jane, darling, how are you today?" (darling as a form of address).
– Jason Bassford
Dec 6 at 1:35
Either is fine, but one form is normally used as a description and the other as a form of address. For instance, you could say "this is my darling Jane" (darling as an adjective), "this my darling, Jane" (darling as a noun), or "Jane, darling, how are you today?" (darling as a form of address).
– Jason Bassford
Dec 6 at 1:35
@JasonBassford I agree with your assessment but would say that, very occasionally, the "Darling Jane" construction is used as the salutation at the start of a letter. Would you say that this was a form of address or still the adjdctival use? I'm not too sure when I think about it.
– BoldBen
Dec 6 at 2:49
@JasonBassford I agree with your assessment but would say that, very occasionally, the "Darling Jane" construction is used as the salutation at the start of a letter. Would you say that this was a form of address or still the adjdctival use? I'm not too sure when I think about it.
– BoldBen
Dec 6 at 2:49
@BoldBen For a letter, it's a form of address first. But I think the word also plays a dual role as an adjective (or noun, depending on how the letter is started). I suppose if it's used often enough, usage could turn it into the form of a title . . .
– Jason Bassford
Dec 6 at 2:55
@BoldBen For a letter, it's a form of address first. But I think the word also plays a dual role as an adjective (or noun, depending on how the letter is started). I suppose if it's used often enough, usage could turn it into the form of a title . . .
– Jason Bassford
Dec 6 at 2:55
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Welcome to English Language & Usage, Conan. I think they are both correct, and, equivalent.
– J. Taylor
Dec 6 at 1:00
Also, you would not capitalize the word darling if you are writing a letter, unless it is the first word in the sentence.
– Avrumi
Dec 6 at 1:33
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Either is fine, but one form is normally used as a description and the other as a form of address. For instance, you could say "this is my darling Jane" (darling as an adjective), "this my darling, Jane" (darling as a noun), or "Jane, darling, how are you today?" (darling as a form of address).
– Jason Bassford
Dec 6 at 1:35
@JasonBassford I agree with your assessment but would say that, very occasionally, the "Darling Jane" construction is used as the salutation at the start of a letter. Would you say that this was a form of address or still the adjdctival use? I'm not too sure when I think about it.
– BoldBen
Dec 6 at 2:49
@BoldBen For a letter, it's a form of address first. But I think the word also plays a dual role as an adjective (or noun, depending on how the letter is started). I suppose if it's used often enough, usage could turn it into the form of a title . . .
– Jason Bassford
Dec 6 at 2:55