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Khoff Posted 17 years ago
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It's NOT a hug. But what is it?
Okay, the Queen of England unprecedentedly put her arm around Michelle Obama's waist. Michelle responded by putting her arm around the royal shoulders. Headlines around the world referred to this as "an embrace" or "a hug." I would certainly NOT call it a hug -- I think you have to use both arms to hug someone -- but I'm not sure what I would call it if I had to refer to it succinctly in a headline. Any suggestions?
By the way -- reportedly, the Queen made the first move, so the headlines claiming that Michelle "broke protocol" are really misleading.
By the way -- reportedly, the Queen made the first move, so the headlines claiming that Michelle "broke protocol" are really misleading.
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I'm glad it's not just me. I noticed that word "hug" go by yesterday and I thought, gee, that's not a hug at all.
If we have a word for this, I've never heard it. I've read things like "he put his arm around her shoulder and gave her a little squeeze" but you have to say that it's only one arm for the gesture to be accurately described. I hope there's a word in some other language that
If we have a word for this, I've never heard it. I've read things like "he put his arm around her shoulder and gave her a little squeeze" but you have to say that it's only one arm for the gesture to be accurately described. I hope there's a word in some other language that
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