27 December 2012
Uncommon Commentary #315: Breaking the Cohabit
Word-choice matters in the
formation of attitudes. I wonder how
much less cohabitation there would be if we started referring to a woman who's
shacking up with a man not by a term that's designed to sound respectable, i.e.,
"live-in girlfriend" or "partner", but by one that
describes what she really is: "concubine."