Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums

[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1. Can I say �stepmom� and �stepdad� instead of �stepmother� and �stepfather�? and are they common?

2.� Where do you live?
- I live in a tree-house / I live in the suburbs.
- Are these natural?

3. once again, can I say �godmom� and �goddad� instead of �godmother� and �godfather�?

Thanks a million to Teachers,

Stevenukd

[LucentShade]

1) You can use stepmom/stepdad--they're fairly common. Those two words and the words stepmother/stepfather are used when talking about someone, not to them. Children will call stepparents either mom/dad (or something more formal) or by their first name.

2) It would be unfortunate to live in a treehouse, but both of these sentences are natural.

3) No, I've never heard godmom/goddad in conversation or writing.