Lien Shao-Tung
Does it make any sense to say "I'm pregnant." for a man? I've watched this in a series. And can I say a woman is conceiving meaning a woman is pregnant?
2015年7月29日 02:38
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No a man cannot say that. He will typically say, "we are pregnant" meaning he and his wife. The word conceiving is really never used in this context. Conception is the moment a woman becomes pregnant so conceiving would be the act of getting pregnant. We just say that a woman is pregnant or a woman is expecting.
2015年7月29日
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It's not natural for a man. say that except perhaps as a joke, but he might say "we're pregnant" when referring to himself and the mother of the baby. You can say a woman has conceived, but I to say she is conceiving is very natural and suggests she's currently engaged in the activity that will make her pregnant.
2015年7月29日
In his essay "Shame", Dick Gregory recounted his childhood. He used the expression as a metaphor, saying he was "pregnant with poverty."
2015年7月29日
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