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zulln
7y ago
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> importing an au pair
No idea if this is the right terminology or not, but it makes it sound really weird in a bad way.
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michaelmrose
7y ago
Presumably because it refers to a person like a thing. Language often betrays our thoughts by being unnecessarily clear.
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