Talk:her indoors

I wonder if "her" in this case is a possesive pronoun or an object pronoun. The reason I ask is because my husband and I have a joke about him being "him indoors", and I think it should be "his indoors" (or more accurately, 'is indoors). Let me know if you have any insights.

Definitely the object. In the TV show, Arthur Daley's wife is never seen but Arthur (played by George Cole) refers to her often with fear and reverence in his voice. "Her indoors" is a sort of London working class "She Who Must Be Obeyed". Jimbob 20:46, 23 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

It's also used in subject position, though, e.g. "her indoors says...", where it should technically be she. Equinox ◑ 15:42, 24 May 2015 (UTC)Reply

I wonder if it's possible that this originated when a British expat learned the Japanese word "kanai" (a now dated term for "wife", but literally "inside the house")? We may never know. Poslfit (talk) 04:52, 7 November 2024 (UTC)Reply