clearheaded:
Kasha, I never heard of the word “semantics”. Maybe you meant syntax?
I meant semantics.
From Merriam-Webster:
Pronunciation: si-?man-tiks
a : the meaning or relationship of meanings of a sign or set of signs; especially : connotative meaning b : the language used to achieve a desired effect on an audience especially through the use of words with novel or dual meanings.
IOW, from our most recent exchange, it appears we agree in principle but have just stressed different areas.
I can concede you only used equal 5 times not 6 [-:, but I still maintain the term equal is out of context in this regard. But again, this is simply a semantical issue, not a substantiative disagreement between us.
I do hope I made myself clear that a husband’s role of authority in the marriage does not mutually exclude equality in marriage or in general between both genders.
If I’m not mistaken, your comment from several hours ago discussing this authority was the first instance you acknowledged such in this thread. Is an employee’s manager, under whose authority he reports to at an office, his “equal” in the employment relationship? I don’t think that would be a correct usage of the term. Nevertheless, and again, that would simply be a semantical issue of how to describe the relationship – not a disagreement as to the nature of the relationship.