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Are you implying that I might or might not be gay?

Now, this is basically a follow up on my earlier post and the use of "partner" (which I used to avoid typing out and specifying boyfriend or girlfriend) and my dislike for that word. First of all, one reason I dislike it is because unlike the word... ...full story at Adventures of a Salaryman

from Adventures of a Salaryman on Tue, May 12 2009

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18 Aug 08		Readers respond: Once a 'gaijin,' always a 'gaijin'? » Japan Times The Community Page received a large number of responses to Debito Arudou's last Just Be Cause column on the use of the word "gaijin." Following is a selection of readers' views. That Arudou and others dislike the word "gaijin" and would prefer its...
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17 Apr 08		This is a joke, right? » Mottekaero Schools will not move to stop using words like mum and dad, or girlfriend and boyfriend, the NSW Education Department says, despite reports that public schools are under pressure to provide gay-friendly environments.Read: Mum's the word as gay lobbyists...
30 Dec 09		Respectful consideration of 'ain't' » Japan Times In the Dec. 23 article "Yappa! Abbreviated Japanese ain't all that bad," the writer dismisses the word "ain't" as improper English. I felt that the treatment of the word was quite cursory. If you take the time to research the etymology of the word,...

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