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It's called a wedding ring, but surely it should be called a marriage ring (startrek.website)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Like engagement rings denote the engagement... Maybe it's just English being its usual mess

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[โ€“] [email protected] 72 points 3 months ago (7 children)

A wearer of an engagement ring receives it when they become engaged, and a wearer of a wedding ring receives it when they wed. Seems pretty consistent to me.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I get that, but also, it's always seemed like the purpose of the ring is to signify the state of being, so engagement ring to show the state of being engaged, wedding ring shows the state of being married, or wed, I guess it works both ways

Not a strongly held view by any means ๐Ÿ˜†

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