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Like engagement rings denote the engagement... Maybe it's just English being its usual mess

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[-] lenuup@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago

A wedding ring shows that you are wed. Just like an engagement ring shows that your engaged. A wedding is an event, being wed is a change in status. The logic is sound. Confusion only enters the mix, because 'being wed' is less common as a phrase than 'being married'.

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