Talk:Governess

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Potential copyright violation? The text in this article from after the mention of Turn of the Screw to the end also appears here: http://www.english.uwosh.edu/roth/governess.htm - a page on the website (http://www.english.uwosh.edu/roth/) of an English professor at the University of Wisconsin. 64.231.202.85 03:44, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. One reason I think the text may have originated with the professor is that the Wikipedia version was edited to add a missing 'h' to 'hour' - the h is missing on the professor's page. 64.231.202.85 03:50, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

What is the male equivalent?

I'm told it's called a tutor, but I thought a tutor just helps with work/clarifies it, rather than teaches, and the term can be used for both genders. The snare (talk) 11:15, 27 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If you are looking for a modern definition, then consult a dictionary from the country of your choice - I suspect American English and British English may not be in complete agreement. If you are referring to historical usages, little boys of the class that hired governesses were sent off to "public school" (private, fee-paying boarding schools) as young as possible. Carbon Caryatid (talk) 18:20, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]