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Re: Get to play Doctor
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 5:16 pm
by postitnote
Huh? wrote:postitnote wrote:It's pretty common where I live to call people "the...".
We are not talking about "people" (the farmer, the biker, the driver, the pastor), we are talking about spouses. Your spouse, my spouse, her spouse, his spouse. There is a difference.
My spouse is a person. He's "the man".
Re: Get to play Doctor
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 5:28 pm
by Christine L
It would hurt if my sweet and strong husband would call me "the wife". But he's too sweet to ever do that.
Re: Get to play Doctor
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 5:29 pm
by Tatooed Lady
I'm in the clear. I capitalize...The Boyfriend. Some people have thin skin, apparently. Good thing TB isn't one of them, in this case. Better to use "the" in front of relationship status than to be married and say, "I'm single." THAT is unacceptable...but is sa simple fix. We all have our quirks.