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From: ag5@pucc-k (Henry Mensch)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.nlang
Subject: more stupid word combinations ...
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Date: Sun, 6-Jan-85 18:22:33 EST
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	Have you ever noticed that, whenever a couple gets
married, the Master of Ceremonies (whether minister, Justice of
the Peace, or motorcycle mechanic) always says something stupid
like "I now pronounce you 'man and wife'."   

	It seems to me that a more intelligent thing to say
would be "I now pronounce you 'husband and wife'" or something
of that ilk.

	My question is:  does anybody have a *reason* why they
do it like they do?  

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