Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: My lady friend

"My lady friend" equivale a "la mia compagna", "la mia partner", "la
mia amica" [con la quale si ha un rapporto particolare]?
Cercando la definizione di "lady friend" sul dizionario, ho trovato
sull'Encarta, ma non capisco perche' "sometimes considered offensive".
| regular woman companion: a man’s regular woman companion, or a woman
| a man is seen with ( informal ) ( sometimes considered offensive )

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I'm not sure why it would be considered offensive, either, unless they're
referring to this context: a married (or otherwise committed) man also
entertains a "lady friend" on the side. At work, he can talk about his wife
("the Mrs.", "the spouse", "the old-ball-and-chain", etc.) and he can talk
about his "lady friend."
The expression is broad enough (no pun intended! :) that it can have a
variety of connotations.
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 about his "lady friend."
Perhaps it is considered offensive if used like this:
- Who is that woman talking to John?
- She's his... lady friend. 
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 Ciao, FB
Yes, it could be.
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 ("the Mrs.", "the spouse", "the old-ball-and-chain", etc.)
The missus :)

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Yes, I guess I was spelling it the "formal" way: The Mrs.
But I don't mean to imply this is the only way men speak of their wives.
There's also "my wife" and other more affectionate terms in congenial
situations, and "Lisa" or "Maria" or whatever. We're not *all* boors, here.
(Just me and my friends. :)
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 (Just me and my friends. :)
Qual e` il modo per migliore per indicare la propria donna, fidanzata
stabile e convivente? 
My girl friend, 
my life partner, 
my lady friend, 
my live-in lover,
my woman,
my concubine... joking :)  
?

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Well there have been lots of sterile suggestions in the past, among them:
my significant other; my POSSLQ (pr. POSS-&l-kew; Person of Opposite Sex
Sharing Living Quarters; fortunately this one only had a lifespan of about
three weeks in the late 70s).
You could use some of the ones you suggested, and as it's a matter of
taste, the choice is up to you. If the relationship is officially
betrothed, "my fiancé/fiancée".
I prefer "my life partner", but lots of people use "girlfriend" (no matter
the age); I would avoid "live-in lover" unless you're writing a memoir :).
You could say "my woman" but if so, you must be sure *not* to pronounce the
final "n"; it should sound like "ma WOO-mah" and you must raise one (and
only one) eyebrow as you say it. :))
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The Boss :)

 sull'Encarta, ma non capisco perche' "sometimes considered offensive".
Non so se sono l'unico ad essere stato invitato dal Microsof Outlook Express
Newsreader, nel leggere del tuo messaggio, di installare il "Baltic language
pack". Vedi 
http://www.geocities.com/xakero/EnricoBaltic.gif
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Forse hai un "Baltic lady friend" :-)
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 Forse hai un "Baltic lady friend" :-)
Correzione: ... una ...
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 Correzione: ... una ...
A meno che anche Enrico sia una sigaretta.
Ciao, FB
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 only one) eyebrow as you say it. :))
I didn't get that, what do you mean? :)
What's the difference between a womaH and and womaN?

 Forse hai un "Baltic lady friend" :-)
You mean "una" :)
Not presently, but I wouldn't object to that ;)

 The Boss :)
LOL!
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 Ciao, FB
reLOL
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Apologies; I didn't mean to confuse, I was being funny. (Perhaps you missed
the double :) at the end. Or the part about raising an eyebrow.)
For some reason when I see "my woman" I think of the way it's said --
usually always jokingly -- as "ma WOO-mah". It's high slang. (Is that an
oxymoron? :) 
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 A meno che anche Enrico sia una sigaretta.
Non fumo 
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 oxymoron? :)
I see :) 
Does that pronunciation, "ma WOO-mah", imitate the African-American
speech?

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More or less, yes.
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 A meno che anche Enrico sia una sigaretta.
???
"Baltic" è una marca di sigarette dalle tue parti?
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"Baltic" è una marca di sigarette dalle tue parti?
Nope. "A fag", in "British English" is a cigaret, in American English
a homosexual male. We were joking about that in another thread.
Sebastiano

 a homosexual male. We were joking about that in another thread.
Adesso capisco.
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