Oxford Dictionary will change the definition of ‘marriage’ to include equal marriage

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While the definition has not changed yet, language experts who work at the Oxford English Dictionary have said that they are monitoring the word ‘marriage’ as it develops in use over the coming year.

An Oxford University Press spokeswoman said: “We continually monitor the words in our dictionaries, paying particular to those words whose usage is shifting, so yes, this will happen with marriage.”

At the moment, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) still defines marriage as being a “formal union of a man and a woman, typically as recognised by law, by which they become husband and wife.”

To date, the dictionary has only made small reference to same-sex marriage in an additional note which reads: “(in some jurisdictions) a union between partners of the same sex”.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/07/25/oxford-dictionary-will-change-the-definition-of-marriage-to-include-equal-marriage/

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Excellent!

[Behind the Aegis]

1. It should be something as simple as "the joining of individuals in a formal union."

JMO.