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#11838 12/03/00 05:23 PM
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>Partner

No it is definitely used here to mean "significant other" or, as you say, business partner. Like lots of words, it is more popular in some circles than others.


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Ah. That explains the <partner>. Here PARTNER is used in only two ways: To represent someone with whom you are sharing a business/company OR To represent one or the other person in a homosexual relationships/weddings.

Hey bel!

Maybe in Quebec! But not on the west coast of Canada!



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Ah. That explains the <partner>. Here PARTNER is used in only two ways: To represent someone with whom you are sharing a business/company OR To represent one or the other person in a homosexual relationships/weddings.

I ran that one past SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed). She's still laughing ... thanks old son!




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). She's still laughing ... thanks old son!

Sacré bleu! Bel n'est pas un vieux fils, bel est une jeune fille!





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Sacré bleu! Bel n'est pas un vieux fils, bel est une jeune fille!

Oops. Well, s/he was the one implying I didn't know the difference. What else can s/he expect? I'll have to go and check that I haven't made a terrible mistake!

Pardonnez-moi, mademoiselle belMarduk. Ma femme est bloody-well laughing toujours!



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That's the best laugh I've had in ages!


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>Scottish "blether" is the equivalent of the English English "blather" meaning to talk on and on without making much sense.

Good try, Father Steve - love the colours!

Blether is a very everyday term for chat. Children will be told to stop blethering in class. People will meet for a blether. I hear it used almost daily. So I think it is less negative than "blabber"/"blather".


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No offence taken CapK, but trust me on this one mon cher monsieur, I am indeed a she. I checked this morning and I still have a couple of protuberances by way of proof (and damn fine ones may I add ). Even more importantly, I am lacking some vital dangly bits that HEs are generally so fond of, whether metric or imperial.


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Hey bel!
Maybe in Quebec! But not on the west coast of Canada!


Hi Drum,

Soooo many exclamation points. I am sure you are right Drum. Don't get upset. I often make a point of adding the note "here in Québec" or "the Québécois" when I post (you can look up my past posts in my bio if you like). The differences between Canadian and Québec mentalities (humour, language etc) have been discussed in the past (again, you can see it in my past posts). I realize there are differences but by now most people know where I am from so I don't always feel the need. Now, I will usually make a note of it when I mention something that is idiosyncratic to Québec.



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Hi bel, didn't mean to get upset but as Capt Kiwi says "SWMBO" is often refered to as my "partner" and and before you ask, she is missing the dangly bits while I am not!

drum


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