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Philip Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
"Love child"
This term seems to be very popular when referring to the result of an extra-marital affair. Is it reserved for children of "famous" people? I've always thought that "lust" might be a better term, as I am hopeful (perhaps naively) that 'love' would be reserved for one's spouse. Any ideas how this term came about?
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This is a just guess, but I would imagine it was originally a euphemism. In British English it could in theory be used of anyone -- and in the past I think it was -- but nowadays it has an old-fashioned sound to it, with the one exception of the sensationalist tabloid headline, where I guess the subject would normally be a well-known person. I suppose the headline writers like the term because it's short and provocative.
- This is a just guess, but I would imagine it was originally a euphemism.
- In British English it could in theory be used of anyone -- and in the past I think it was -- but nowadays it has an old-fashioned sound to it, with the one exception of the sensationalist tabloid headline, where I guess the subject would normally be a well-known person.
- I suppose the headline writers like the term because it's short and provocative.
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This is a just guess, but I would imagine it was originally a euphemism.
In British English it could in theory be used of anyone -- and in the past I think it was -- but nowadays it has an old-fashioned sound to it, with the one exception of the sensationalist tabloid headline, where I guess the subject would normally be a well-known person. I suppose the headline writers like the term b
In British English it could in theory be used of anyone -- and in the past I think it was -- but nowadays it has an old-fashioned sound to it, with the one exception of the sensationalist tabloid headline, where I guess the subject would normally be a well-known person. I suppose the headline writers like the term b
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