Daily Archives: March 18, 2012
Today’s Picky Language Question
Posted on March 18, 2012 89 Comments
In today’s New York Times “Wedding and Celebrations” section, this headline: The question: In a male same-sex wedding, can either partner actually be said to be “bridegroom”? There’s a technical issue with the word, to wit, a notable lack of a bride. They could each be a “groomgroom,” but that’s just redundant and/or recursive. Possibly […]
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