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27 January
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What is the difference between Wife and Spouse ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Wife and Spouse ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
And I don't understand where it is appropriate to use "wife" or "spouse". Thank you!
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Wife is used for women only.
Spouse can be said by both genders.
She is my spouse.
He is my spouse.
Although provided examples are fairly unrealistic, but they serve their purpose
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Wife is used for women only.
Spouse can be said by both genders.
She is my spouse.
He is my spouse.
Although provided examples are fairly unrealistic, but they serve their purpose
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@EugeneKey
Wife is a female marriage partner
Spouse is a marriage partner where the gender is not specified, only the marriage relationship.
Employees may bring their spouse to the company dinner.
The insurance will cover the employee, spouse and dependent children.
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