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From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Just how far can friendship go?
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Date: Sat, 13-Jul-85 22:37:29 EDT
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In article  tamir@ucbvax.UUCP (Yuval Tamir) writes:
>
>I agree that most people use the term SO to mean someone who is
>'more significant than anyone else'.
>Thus "*Significant* Other" is a misleading term.
>It might help to think of SO as standing for "Special Other".
>This reflects common usage of the term SO more accurately.

I see your point about the meaning of SO, however, I don't see where
"Special Other" is much of an improvement.  The word "Special" hardly
denotes exclusivity.  Just as we may have many significant people
in our lives (can anybody be called insignificant?), we are likely
to have a number of special people as well.

What do you guys think of using "mate" or "partner", instead of "SO"?

	Frank Silbermann