Dictionaries recognize same-sex marriage; opponents allege plot

[Dennis Baron]

thanks, Jesse, I made the change.
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On Mar 19, 2009, at 8:39 AM, Jesse Sheidlower wrote:

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> Subject:      Re: Dictionaries recognize same-sex marriage;
> opponents allege
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> On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 10:51:04PM -0500, Dennis Baron wrote:
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>> This month the Oxford English Dictionary modified its definition of
>> marriage as well by adding, "The term is now sometimes used with
>> reference to long-term relationships between partners of the same
>> sex."
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> Dennis,
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> This is not the case. This comment at _marriage_ has been part
> of the entry since (I believe) it first appeared, in December
> 2000. There was another change made recently, which is why the
> entry shows a "Draft revision March 2009" date, but it does
> not related to our coverage of same-sex marriage.
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> Jesse Sheidlower
> OED
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