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July 30, 2002
Sixteen Days
cel·i·bate n.
One who abstains from sexual intercourse, especially by reason of religious vows.
One who is unmarried.
Usage Note: Historically, celibate means only “unmarried.” Its use to mean “abstaining from sexual intercourse” is a 20th-century development. But the new sense of the word seems to have displaced the old, and the use of celibate to mean “unmarried” is now almost sure to invite misinterpretation in other than narrowly ecclesiastical contexts. Sixty-eight percent of the Usage Panel rejected the older use in the sentence He remained celibate [unmarried], although he engaged in sexual intercourse.
Posted by didofoot at July 30, 2002 09:04 AM
Comments
congratulations on your new found religion
or
sorry to hear about your recent divorce.
Posted by: marc at July 30, 2002 10:44 AM
snicker.
Posted by: michele at July 30, 2002 10:52 AM
Married DOES mean sex. Or at least for me.
Posted by: tracy at July 30, 2002 10:57 AM
you know what means sex for me?
not a damn thing, my friend. not a damn thing.
Posted by: didofoot at July 30, 2002 11:26 AM
aww, poor sexless krisTEN.
Posted by: tracy at July 30, 2002 01:18 PM
goddammit. i just got the 16 reference. i think. man.......i can't even count that high.
Posted by: michele at July 30, 2002 01:29 PM
to 16?
sure you can!
Posted by: didofoot at July 30, 2002 01:51 PM
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