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strix_alba) wrote2016-09-28 10:47 pm
strix_alba) wrote2016-09-28 10:47 pm
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pilgrimkitty: unbucaneve: jenesaispourquoi: professorsparklepants: Why does everyone say...
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pilgrimkitty:
unbucaneve:
jenesaispourquoi:
professorsparklepants:
Why does everyone say “house-wife” or “house-husband” when “House-spouse” is not only gender neutral, but also RHYMES?
the prof asks the important questions.
Wait, spouse rhymes with house? I always pronounced it ‘spooze’ in my head /o\ WHY IS YOUR LANGUAGE SO WEIRD!!!
Because English beats up other languages in dark alleys, then rifles through their pockets for loose grammar and spare vocabulary.
pilgrimkitty:
unbucaneve:
jenesaispourquoi:
professorsparklepants:
Why does everyone say “house-wife” or “house-husband” when “House-spouse” is not only gender neutral, but also RHYMES?
the prof asks the important questions.
Wait, spouse rhymes with house? I always pronounced it ‘spooze’ in my head /o\ WHY IS YOUR LANGUAGE SO WEIRD!!!
Because English beats up other languages in dark alleys, then rifles through their pockets for loose grammar and spare vocabulary.