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A "mistress" by any other name

Can't we find a better word to refer to Maria Belen Chapur?
Mary Elizabeth Williams

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  • Wednesday, July 1, 2009 03:11 PM

    "Other woman"

    Is that clear enough?

    The word must convey the fact that he is a married, and not to her. Any term that does not misses perhaps the most fundamental aspect of their relationship -- or at least one of the top three.

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