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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:26:32 -0700
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Re: Rule of Thumb
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Johanna Rubba <[log in to unmask]>
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I wonder if it was the word "wife" or the word "my" that caused the 
objection. Would this person object to an unmarried or gay person 
referring to their partner as "my partner"?? Somehow I doubt it.

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Johanna Rubba   Associate Professor, Linguistics
English Department, California Polytechnic State University
One Grand Avenue  • San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Tel. (805)-756-2184  •  Fax: (805)-756-6374 • Dept. Phone.  756-2596
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