girl, daughter,boy,son,wife,woman,husband,man

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Ju

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1) May I know the differences of the subject in following sentences?

a) My girl is 10 years old.
My daughter is 10 years old.

b) My boy is 10 years old.
My son is 10 years old.

c) He is my man.
He is my husband.
He is my hubby.

d) She is mywoman.
She is my wife.

2) May I try and please correct me?

a) My girl is 10 years old.
My daughter is 10 years old.
(they are the same, but 'daughter' is much formal compared to
'girl')

b) My boy is 10 years old.
My son is 10 years old.
(they are the same, but 'son' is much formal compared to 'boy')

c) He is my man.
(the man has physical intimacy with me but is not legally my
husband)

d) He is my husband.
(He is legally my husband)

e) He is my hubby.
('husband' is the same as 'hubby' but much formal compared to
'hubby')

f) She is my woman.
(the woman has physical intimacy with me but is not legally my wife)

g) She is my wife.
(She is legally my wife)


Tks / ju
 
If I had only one child, I would not say "My girl is 10."

If I had two children, a boy and a girl, I may say "My girl is 10 and my boy is 8." I don't think it's "much more formal" to say "daughter" than it is to say "girl."

Please note it should be "it's more formal" or perhaps "it's very forma" but not "it's much formal."
 
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