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Date: | Sat, 30 Mar 1996 09:59:12 -0500 |
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I'd like to thank Paw Paw for his comments on the term SO. Outside the
mailing list, I have mostly seen it as shorthand for someone you are living
with but not married to (the real word is "postleque" (sp?) and who would
want to use *that* for someone they love?). When I realized it was being
used to describe spouses on the mailing list, I thought this must be a Net
shorthand like BTW and TNT. However, among friends, I'd prefer to use the
word husband. It describes a unique state of commitment, even for those who
believe divorce is an option. Personally, I tried divorce last time I
married. This time I'd rather cut off my arm. Just my $0.02.
Judith White
[Posted in FML issue 1524]
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