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APStylebook: We now say not to use the archaic and sexist term "mistress" for a woman in a long-term sexual relationship with, and financially supported by, a man who is married to someone else.
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| May 8, 2020
| APStylebook
Posted on 05/09/2020 8:48:57 AM PDT by EdnaMode
We now say not to use the archaic and sexist term "mistress" for a woman in a long-term sexual relationship with, and financially supported by, a man who is married to someone else.
Instead, use an alternative like companion or lover on first reference. Provide details later.
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Which politician wrote this?
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:48:57 AM PDT
by
EdnaMode
To: EdnaMode
May we still refer to such a woman as a side piece?
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:50:11 AM PDT
by
ZirconEncrustedTweezers
(Posting from deep within enemy territory - San Jose, CA)
To: EdnaMode
Are slut, whore, tramp, marriage breaker, etc. allowed?
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:50:55 AM PDT
by
NTHockey
(My rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
To: EdnaMode
I read elsewhere that “affair partner” was suggested as a nonjudgmental and gender-neutral term.
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:51:04 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(You can't buy happiness, but you can buy books! (Washington County, UT, Library))
To: NTHockey
Those are ideal for the married man in the situation.
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:51:28 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(You can't buy happiness, but you can buy books! (Washington County, UT, Library))
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
Q: Getting any on the side?
A: It’s been so long I didn’t know they moved it.
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:51:28 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(BLACK LIVES MAGA)
To: EdnaMode
I agree. I am partial to the words “slut” and “whore”.
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:51:31 AM PDT
by
Zhang Fei
(My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
To: NTHockey
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:52:07 AM PDT
by
MayflowerMadam
(Nothing happens to a Christian that God does not allow to happen.)
To: EdnaMode
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:52:09 AM PDT
by
cgbg
(New poll: post elderly voters like Biden's experience as Wilson's VP fighting the Spanish Flu.)
To: EdnaMode
This my friends is how the Ministry of Propaganda bastardizes our language to obscure the deviancy that the left has been foisting on decent people.
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:53:00 AM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: Tax-chick
Slut, whore, and tramp are not the correct words for the man. The words for him are “Bill Clinton”.
To: EdnaMode
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:53:50 AM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
(It's official! I'm nominated for the 2020 Mr. Hyperbole and Sarcasm Award.)
To: NTHockey
Are slut, whore, tramp, marriage breaker, etc. allowed?
And hows about the ever popular: callous-ass strumpets, fornicatresses, or low-born gutter sluts.
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:53:59 AM PDT
by
Autonomous User
(During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
To: EdnaMode
If they are changing this now, my guess is Biden is on the verge of a bimbo eruption.
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:55:03 AM PDT
by
Fido969
(In!)
To: EdnaMode
The will now be known as “bum bitch hoes”
To: Jeff Chandler
Slut, whore, tramp, and marriage-wrecker are ideal words for a person breaking his marriage vows.
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:55:30 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(You can't buy happiness, but you can buy books! (Washington County, UT, Library))
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:55:52 AM PDT
by
Fai Mao
(There is no justice until The PIAPS is legally executed)
To: Tax-chick
“Bill Clinton” sums it up.
To: EdnaMode
I think the modern parlance is “booty call.”
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posted on
05/09/2020 8:58:11 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: EdnaMode
Saying it doesn't make it so.
Some people will slavishly follow APStylebook's proclamation--or any kind of groupthink.
Some won't.
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posted on
05/09/2020 9:02:17 AM PDT
by
Savage Beast
(President Trump, praying for guidance, giving his salary to charity, is on the Side of the Angels.)
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