Partner is one of my hated words in English speaking culture. It at once removes all distinction between different levels of familiarity, intimacy, friendship and relationship while simultaneously cheapening all of them.
A "partner" wife is very much NOT the same as a "partner" girlfriend, but referring to both the same way regards them as equivalent. I find this unacceptable.
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Date: 2006-08-19 09:43 am (UTC)A "partner" wife is very much NOT the same as a "partner" girlfriend, but referring to both the same way regards them as equivalent. I find this unacceptable.