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by Dr. Stat Caduceus

DIVORCEE:  I retired a year ago, having served as staff physician at the Institute for the Linguistically Impaired since its founding in that converted feed store in Underbelly, Texas.  Going through my papers, I found a newspaper clipping that Nurse "Gabby" Johnson brought me in 1990.

The Associated Press story on Elizabeth Taylor's eighth marriage said she was marrying a divorcée. 

"Interesting," Gabby mused.  "Either Liz is really topping herself this time and marrying a woman, or the AP writer is subliterate."

I suspect the latter, and that Larry Fortensky should have been referred to as a divorcé.

A small but crucial difference, and I treasure the clipping as a memento of a satisfying career with stimulating people.

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