http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Debug Build: 3110.25895)http://www.englishforums.com/English/APairOfNewlyWed/gcblb/post.htm#511429Thu, 08 May 2008 23:01:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:511429New2grammar0http://www.englishforums.com/English/APairOfNewlyWed/gcblb/post.htm#511429http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-511429.xml<p>Thanks Mr. P for the lesson on marriage <img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-2.gif" alt="Big Smile" title="Big Smile" /></p> <p>Sorry, Vincent for misguiding you. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/APairOfNewlyWed/gcbkq/post.htm#511427Thu, 08 May 2008 22:53:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:511427MrPedantic0http://www.englishforums.com/English/APairOfNewlyWed/gcbkq/post.htm#511427http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-511427.xmlAt the time of the cutting of the cake, the couple are already married (perhaps already well on the way to divorce); so &quot;newly-weds&quot; would be possible.<br /><br />I myself would use a plural verb, i.e.<br /><br />1. A pair of newly-weds are cutting the cake.<br /><br />But other members would probably prefer &quot;is&quot;!</p> <p>Best wishes,</p> <p>MrP<br /><br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/APairOfNewlyWed/gcbkj/post.htm#511420Thu, 08 May 2008 22:32:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:511420New2grammar0http://www.englishforums.com/English/APairOfNewlyWed/gcbkj/post.htm#511420http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-511420.xml<p>I&#39;m not sure whether native speakers refer to a bride and bridegroom as newlyweds during the ceremony. I usually hear it used after. So, I would say</p> <p>The (or&nbsp;if you&nbsp;are a passerby - A)&nbsp;bride and bridegroom are cutting the cake together.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/APairOfNewlyWed/gcbkv/post.htmThu, 08 May 2008 22:22:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:511415Vincent Teo0http://www.englishforums.com/English/APairOfNewlyWed/gcbkv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-511415.xml<p>CAn I say,</p> <p>A pair of newly-wed is cutting the wedding cake. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>