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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!Sacr� bleu! Bel n'est pas un vieux fils, bel est une jeune fille! 
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Sacr� 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 Qu�bec" or "the Qu�b�cois" when I post (you can look up my past posts in my bio if you like). The differences between Canadian and Qu�bec 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 Qu�bec.
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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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