Gabby said: I suggested "kwyjibo" (though I was unaware it actually meant something. Do you have a dictionary citation for it?)
No. Naturally I have no dictionary citation for it--nor do I have one for "letter bank," a term which I think Gabby wil agree also already has a meaning. For reference to the meaning of "kwyjibo," see, for instance, http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/1011/kwyjibo.htm.
As far as the fact that ["Adoption" is] a very useful word, concept, and legal distinction, my point, which I've said in other comments, is that there is no need to make a distinction in this case. Specifically there is no need to make a distinction between homo- and heterosexual lifetime commitment; whether there's a need to make a distinction between a couple's legal commitment and their religious commitment, and whether "marriage" blurs that distinction...I'm less certain on this point. I wonder, though: is there a movement among atheists to change the term "marriage" for their unions, because of religious meanings of "marriage"?
Re: (part 2)
No. Naturally I have no dictionary citation for it--nor do I have one for "letter bank," a term which I think Gabby wil agree also already has a meaning. For reference to the meaning of "kwyjibo," see, for instance, http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/1011/kwyjibo.htm.
As far as the fact that ["Adoption" is] a very useful word, concept, and legal distinction, my point, which I've said in other comments, is that there is no need to make a distinction in this case. Specifically there is no need to make a distinction between homo- and heterosexual lifetime commitment; whether there's a need to make a distinction between a couple's legal commitment and their religious commitment, and whether "marriage" blurs that distinction...I'm less certain on this point. I wonder, though: is there a movement among atheists to change the term "marriage" for their unions, because of religious meanings of "marriage"?