Talk:Illegitimacy
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Since there are usages of bastard other than those with connotations of Illegitimacy, and bastard redirects to Illegitimacy, I have added one of those those usages here, but hope that someone else can think through what might need to be renamed, disambiguated, etc. Stan 12:58, 6 Mar 2004 (UTC)
i have a problem with this page: it is the destination of bastard but bastard is also a term used in biology to describe the progeny of 2 different species. this definition is nowhere written and you are directly forwarded to this site about Illegitimacy, that has nothing to do with the biological term bastard. Damir Perisa 14:08, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
OK I am having grammar/syntax issues with the following paragraph:
Due to the common use of the word as a mildly profane generic insult for a man, many students are surprised to find that the use of the word to refer to a child of unmarried parents, for example Shakespeare's John the Bastard, is seen as appropriate by their teachers.
I had to read it several times to figure out what it meant. Needs rewrite but I'm still not quire sure what it SHOULD say, anyone willing to chip in? The problem is with the part that begins "for example..." Anyone? Some User Without An Account 25 Mar 2005
- Worked on it a bit. What do you think? Tim Rhymeless (Er...let's shimmy) 04:32, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- I am going to create a separate page for Bastardy that covers the law in England and Wales, which seems to be more naturally separate.
