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Is There a Difference between a Spinster and a Confirmed Bachelor?

david-souterReading articles about David Souter’s retirement from the Supreme Court, I was fascinated to learn that he’s a “confirmed bachelor.”  I wonder how this biographical detail would play out in the media, if we were talking about a never-married woman. Would there be a difference?

 

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