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Once upon a time the term maiden implied virgin
Indeed, Geoff, but that was "once upon a time". If someone told me that their (or someone else's) maiden name was such-and-such, I'd know exactly what they meant. But no way would that tell me anything about the married person's sexual activities (or lack of them) prior to marriage. In fact I would have to be a little deranged as well as antiquated to take it as saying anything about that.
Well, "deranged" I can take.
I suppose we're back to Political Correctness again.
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Proof, if such were required, that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Why should we allow a supposedly superior minority to dictate what we can and can't say?
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Ah well, I live in hope that good sense will prevail.
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