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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months ago

It's called a wedding ring, but surely it should be called a marriage ring

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It's called a wedding ring, but surely it should be called a marriage ring

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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months ago

Like engagement rings denote the engagement… Maybe it’s just English being its usual mess

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