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md0 wrote:Couldn't find it in German.
md0 wrote:Would you expect to hear that as a greeting at, lets say, your workplace on December 3rd when you return?
Or are they strictly written greetings?
md0 wrote:I assume then that Gute Woche is also not available as a greeting.
So far it looks like a Greek and French thing.
Dormouse559 wrote:md0 wrote:Would you expect to hear that as a greeting at, lets say, your workplace on December 3rd when you return?
Or are they strictly written greetings?
I'd say they're mostly written. I can imagine asking about someone's month as a variation on "How are you?" For instance, "How's [month] treating you?"
Also, having slept on all the phrases I've brought up, I think most of them would be said in the context of something significant about the month, either between the speaker and addressee or in the cultural context. Like, I might say, "Hope your December is going well," because there're a lot of holidays in this month, so people tend to have more on their plate.
Saim wrote:Doesn't the fact that straight people use it too make it easier to be ambiguous about your partner's gender if you want to be?
md0 wrote:Saim wrote:Doesn't the fact that straight people use it too make it easier to be ambiguous about your partner's gender if you want to be?
One of the author's complaints was that they are now not able to tell if the person who uses 'partner' to refer to their partner is indeed non-heterosexual.
IpseDixit wrote:Why was "partner" needed in the first place? Is boyfriend / girlfriend not appropriate after a certain age? Or are there other reasons?
IpseDixit wrote:Why was "partner" needed in the first place? Is boyfriend / girlfriend not appropriate after a certain age?
Johanna wrote:IpseDixit wrote:Why was "partner" needed in the first place? Is boyfriend / girlfriend not appropriate after a certain age? Or are there other reasons?
When used to describe agender and genderfluid people? No, they aren't appropriate.
When a bi person talks about their past and/or potential future relationships, it's a lot more cumbersome to say "boyfriend or girlfriend" all the time than simply "partner". Or "husband or wife" instead of "spouse" for that matter.
It's pretty much the same reasons that make "they" a better choice than "he or she".
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