Partners.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37193

I got a phone call today where a bloke kept refering to my 'partner' . I hate the term and said to him that I am not a firm of solicitors or builders and I have a 'wife' ..... so please refer to my wife as my wife and not my partner please.
He went silent and then said he couldn't do that, as the term wife suggests marriage is a gender specific term that discrimnates against other forms of relationship, whereas the use of the term 'partner' is equally respectful of all relationships..... phone down.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:38 pm

so are a group of solicitors now known as wives??

HUFCWop · **Joined:** Tue May 22, 2007 7:30 am **Posts:** 373

He was calling you a poof! Very politey though

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37193

...he was just a politically correct tvvat. :roll:

ptbap · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:16 am

It wasn't national lottery HQ was it? They could call her indoors anything they like when they ring to arrange me collecting my winnings.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:47 am

parmopooly wrote:

so are a group of solicitors now known as wives??

This could get confusing. confised

TickhillPoolie · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:14 am

Snowy wrote:

I got a phone call today where a bloke kept refering to my 'partner' . I hate the term and said to him that I am not a firm of solicitors or builders and I have a 'wife' ..... so please refer to my wife as my wife and not my partner please.
He went silent and then said he couldn't do that, as the term wife suggests marriage is a gender specific term that discrimnates against other forms of relationship, whereas the use of the term 'partner' is equally respectful of all relationships..... phone down.

Sounds as if he was no 'match' for you Snowy. :shock:

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:16 am

I'm currently changing cars so I rang the insurance company to update the policy, at the same time adding a second driver.

"And is this other person your spouse, partner, child, or other?" (or words to that effect) asked the lady.
"Other," I replied.
"In that case can you please describe your relationship to this person."
"Let's just say she's a friend."
"Your partner then."
"No; I'm a sole trader. She's my woman friend."
"A partner then."
"I told you I don't have a partner; I'm self employed and work on my own."
etc.
etc.
Four or five exchanges followed after which I reluctantly gave in and said "oh, put partner then" (followed by an unspoken "for fook's sake").

What idiot coined the word partner for that use and when?

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

I have never seen so much frustration towards the word 'partner' in all my days!

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:45 am

Tax Paying Poolie wrote:

I have never seen so much frustration towards the word 'partner' in all my days!

It does sound VERY gay though.

ChunkyMonkey · **Joined:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:59 pm **Posts:** 569

Tax Paying Poolie wrote:

I have never seen so much frustration towards the word 'partner' in all my days!

As it is an every day words in the circles you mix with.poof
bbolt

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Whatever happened to just saying our lass?

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

ChunkyMonkey wrote:

Tax Paying Poolie wrote:

I have never seen so much frustration towards the word 'partner' in all my days!

As it is an every day words in the circles you mix with.poof
bbolt

Spender · **Posted:** Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:35 pm

Richard M. Head wrote:

I'm currently changing cars so I rang the insurance company to update the policy, at the same time adding a second driver.

"And is this other person your spouse, partner, child, or other?" (or words to that effect) asked the lady.
"Other," I replied.
"In that case can you please describe your relationship to this person."
"Let's just say she's a friend."
"Your partner then."
"No; I'm a sole trader. She's my woman friend."
"A partner then."
"I told you I don't have a partner; I'm self employed and work on my own."
etc.
etc.
Four or five exchanges followed after which I reluctantly gave in and said "oh, put partner then" (followed by an unspoken "for fook's sake").

What idiot coined the word partner for that use and when?

The real question is, when did they take the brains out of the job?? Everyone on the other end of the phone is a bloody automaton..... :evil:

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