"He never married" or "she never married" was a phrase used by British obituary writers as litotes for the deceased having been homosexual. Its use has been dated to the second half of the 20th century; it may also be found in coded and uncoded forms, such as when the subject never married but was not homosexual.
"He never married" or "she never married" was a phrase used by British obituary writers as litotes for the deceased having been homosexual. Its use has been dated to the second half of the 20th century; it may also be found in coded and uncoded forms, such as when the subject never married but was not homosexual.
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