When should it end in "ship" as in friendship, and when with "hood" as in bother/sisterhood?
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Examples, not sure how to explain well and my brain is fried.
Brother or sisterhood is used:
I felt a strong sense of sisterhood with Angela, even though we’d only worked together a few times, she understood my uphill battle with corporate.
Friendship:
Our entire friendship was based on her needing something and I provided it. Destructively symbiotic.
“Ship” when it’s close and personal, singular somewhat. (As in “kinship.”)
“Hood” when it’s like a gang or club, plural somewhat.
@kritiper I think the singular or plural is correct, but the “close, personal, gang, club” parts don’t seem to hold true. Counterexamples: craftsmanship, marksmanship, personhood, womanhood
There are no rules.
It is arbitrary, so you better memorise every case separately.
’—hood’ generally denotes belonging to something, “Neighborhood” is an example. It is a place where you and your neighbors belong to.
”-ship” is the condition of being something. “Friendship” is the condition of being friends,
@Zaku Yes, hence my somewhats.
Yes—kritper said it first
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