\nNowadays, it seems, couples aren’t necessarily husband and wife; most of the time they seem to refer to each other as “partners.”<\/p>\n
The problem with the term “partner” is that it means something else: people who co-own a business. The overlap can lead to misinterpretations.<\/p>\n
\nOne time, I knew a couple of business partners, a man and a woman, who co-owned a restaurant. They weren’t involved. They referred to each other as “my partner,” because that’s what they were: business partners.<\/p>\n
\nA lot of people assumed they were “partners” in every way. They didn’t make a point of clarifying this every time, because they were going by the original, true definition of “partner.” However, they would smile ironically when someone made the assumption.<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC. \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about modern English: the tutor mentions the term “partner.” Nowadays, it seems, couples aren’t necessarily husband and wife; most of the time they seem to refer to each other as “partners.” The problem with the term “partner” is that …<\/p>\n