Is "wife" demeaning?

ellemenope
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:33:04 +0000

she who must be obeyed<<




Good to see a Rumpole fan on CC!

When I hear “my wife”, I always think of John Cleese in Fawlty Towers. He’s really made a mess of something, so his wife makes his go upstairs to apologize to the guests. He runs upstairs, practicing his apology all along the way—“I’m sorry. I’ve made a terrible mistake.”

When he actually gets in front of the guests, he blurts out–“I’m sorry. My wife has made a terrible mistake.”

Ahh, to be “my wife…”