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Conference moira::naturism

Title:Naturism
Notice:Site report index is in topic 7
Moderator:GENRAL::KILGORE
Created:Tue Jan 26 1988
Last Modified:Thu May 08 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:457
Total number of notes:3687

33.0. "West London ?" by RDGCSS::MURRAY () Mon Mar 14 1988 06:16

    Well the UK seems to be really buzzing. 2 questions
    
    - What is there in W.London? (winter/indoors summer/outdoors)?
    
    - What exactly is SO ?
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33.1Can one have a slightly-less SO?MANAEG::WADEMon Mar 14 1988 12:3612
	< Ref: Note 33.0 by RDGCSS::MURRAY >

	SO is a fashionable Americanism, meaning Significant Other.
	I believe it refers to a current sexual partner to whom one is
	not married.  

	Another definition is Safe Organ.  This is possibly more 
	pertinent in these troubled times.

	Jim.


33.2Carefully ambiguousMOIRA::FAIMANOntology Recapitulates PhilologyMon Mar 14 1988 13:1016
>	SO is a fashionable Americanism, meaning Significant Other.
>	I believe it refers to a current sexual partner to whom one is
>	not married.  
 
    Actually, the point of the phrase is that it is ambiguous as to the
    sex and marital status of the person in question.  Thus, in some
    earlier notes there is discussion of "what to do if your you
    want to go to a nude beach and your SO doesn't;" that is easier
    than talking about "your husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend/...".
    
    Of course, when speaking personally, someone who is married will
    usually speak of his or her wife or husband; so someone who speaks
    of "my SO" is usually speaking of someone to whom he or she is
    not married.
    
    	-Neil
33.3Special OneGENRAL::KILGORECOME ON SPRING!Tue Mar 15 1988 01:488
    Someone came up with SO standing for "Special One"  (I believe this
    was in the Womennotes).  I like it best!  It certainly sounds better
    than "my ol' lady" or "my ol' man".  Shows you how old I am, huh?
    
    Sorry can't help you with West London...only Colorado or Southwest
    U.S.
    
    Judy