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Old 07-01-2015, 11:34 PM   #125
Marin
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Originally Posted by BandB View Post
Wifey B: Hate to tell you this but, in language, accuracy can be a moving target.
My dog knows that. But that doesn't mean that every change in the use of a word is okay or right just because language evolves.

How 'bout we start calling women "gofers" since that's pretty much what they seem to do much of the time. (For those who don't know, "gofer" is a film industry term for someone who runs errands for the crew: "Go fer this, go fer that.")

I personally like the term and think it should be adopted as a standard part of the language as a replacement for two words, actually, "woman" and "wife." Both these terms are pretty crappy because they don't accurately describe a woman or what she does. They're just old-fashioned words that have hung on through the ages for no real reason. Where "gofer" is great because it paints a clear picture in one's mind of what a woman or a wife is and does.

So it's a win-win, right? We eliminate two outdated, vague terms from the language and replace them with one simple, short, and very descriptive term that leaves no doubt as to what is being described.
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