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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2007Being a spouse sure ain't what it used to be
A grandson to the late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was born last month. The (Toronto) Globe and Mail reports: <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070103.wpierre04/BNStory/Na tional/> | Sacha Trudeau, in a telephone interview from his Montreal home, said | he and his spouse, Zoë Bedos, 31, are just "thrilled." The two plan | to be married this summer. Being a spouse sure ain't what it used to be.  SignatureMark Brader, Toronto | "group this in post-top usually don't we" msb@vex.net | -- Mike Lyle > ... > Being a spouse sure ain't what it used to be. Was it ever? SignatureGood luck and good sailing. s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat http://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare > A grandson to the late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was born last month. > The (Toronto) Globe and Mail reports: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Being a spouse sure ain't what it used to be. Perhaps they are common-law spouses who have decided to get a license. Or is Quebec a civil code jurisdiction? (Life is so complicated.) Actually, in jurisdictions where gay couples can marry, "spouse" might cause less confusion than having one man introduce another as his husband. Or maybe not. SignatureBob Lieblich And to think I married a divorce lawyer [...] > And to think I married a divorce lawyer Everybody should. Would have saved me a fortune. SignatureMike. >> A grandson to the late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was born last month. >> The (Toronto) Globe and Mail reports: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > license. Or is Quebec a civil code jurisdiction? (Life is so > complicated.) (Snip) Yes, QC is a civil code jurisdiction. Don't worry: A Trudeau wedding (for this branch, anyway) will probably be a biggie. (Yawn) Cheers, Sage > Actually, in jurisdictions where gay couples can marry, "spouse" > might cause less confusion than having one man introduce another as > his husband. The portmanteau word "husbear" is current in some circles. However, the law is not usually involved. Signature--- Joe Fineman joe_f@verizon.net ||: Inner conflict is the best kind. :|| > A grandson to the late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was born last > month. The (Toronto) Globe and Mail reports: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Being a spouse sure ain't what it used to be. Funnily enough, it's *exactly* what it used to be: OED: spouse, n. ?b. An affianced suitor; one's fiancé. Obs.-1 a1553 Udall Royster D. i. v, I am bespoken: And I thought verily thys had bene some token From my dear spouse Gawin Goodluck. Apparently coming from "espouse, n." (now obsolete but originally meaning " 1. a. A betrothed person of either sex; also a newly-married person, a bride or bridegroom. c1475 Partenay 954 The Erle the espouse courtoisly forth lad. " The worst we can say of M. Trudeau is that being a spouse sure ain't what it is these days. SignatureJohn Dean Oxford |
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