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I know there are other words for someone who is a significant other, boy/girlfriend, partner etc. Years ago I recall that a monthly AWAD newsletter made mention of such a word. I have been unsucessful in locating it and am hoping that someone will recall what it is. Thanks.
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I had a look for you. The people I know tend to use "partner" but that always sounds a bit businesslike. Lots of the words in AWAD could find a new meaning and be used: How about my Superfluous? My Shangri-la For the "Ladies" - My Panspermia For the "Gentlemen" - My Bluestocking I'm sure we can find some others if we look hard enough
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one that gets bandied about by word junkies ::twitch:: is posslq, pronounced pos/sel/cue -- it's actually an acronym coined by either the tax or census folks, Person of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters.
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Not quite what I had in mind although I'm sure these terms will find there way into conversations. I seem to recall the word I am searching for as not being a term generally used in English. I mean to say that it was from a different culture. At the time I thought, "How perfect!" I wish that I had written it down then.
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I suppose this could be it. Although I am so dissapointed that it is not of a more exotic origin.
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re: your disappointment
| There's nothing that I wouldn't do, | If you would be my Posslq, | You'd live for me and I for you | If you would be my Posslq. | ... | ... | We'd live forever, you and me, | In blessed posslq-ity!
does this help?
(credit to Charles Osgood)
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With such sweet words, indeed it does. Thank you.
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In reply to:
Person of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters
What about if you're gay or not actually living together?
How about "loved one"? Or just use his/her name. Eventually people will work out what the relationship is.
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Katie-- Darn, I missed your first post! Belated welcome. Been looking thru Archives--what about consort?
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>What about [1]if you're gay or [2]not actually living together? 1) pssslq (pz zel cue) Persons of the Same Sex Sharing Living Quarters 2) that's not quite so significant, at least to the census folks.
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