Has the word "counterpart" been used correctly here?
My cousine's wife is a widow, her counterpart expired recently in an accident.
Admin, please let me have the reply then you can remove it if you like.
pardesifr replied on Thursday, April 21, 2011 07:04 PM
No it cant be used in this case
coun·ter·part
noun /ˈkountərˌpärt/
counterparts, plural
A person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in another place
- the minister held talks with his French counterpart |
pardesifr replied on Thursday, April 21, 2011 07:10 PM
in your sentence counterpart = some one else wife (or 2nd wife of her husband):P so not her husband as you wanted to say |
AG replied on Thursday, April 21, 2011 08:05 PM
@Perdesifr.
You are correct. |
Umer Inayat replied on Friday, April 22, 2011 04:37 AM
appropriate word is spouse. |
