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"Is he family?" = "Is he gay?"

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On Jan 19, 2011, at 7:40 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> The meaning of SP's usage, of course, is "family relationships, esp. love of
> or for family."
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> JL
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> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 8:05 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> OED doesn't seem to cover - even with a citation - predicative exx. like
>> Sister Sledge's "We are Family!"
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>> Nor does it cover Gov. Palin's non-count usage in Episode One of _SP's
>> Alaska_, "Family always comes first, and that's just the way it's gotta
>> be!"  Another recent cliche is "It's all about family.'
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>> JL
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