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xkcd #3237: Husband and Wife

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Borat came out twenty years ago this year--closer to the breakup of the Soviet Union than to today--but it honestly feels like it's been even longer, somehow.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3237/

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[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What's wrong with spouse? Have people forgotten that thesaurus exist? Spouse is already gender neutral, literally means married partner, and doesn't sound like a corporate speak buzzword to make the drones feel like family.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago

Spouse sounds dumb.

What corporation calls their employees partners?