Posted by Mike Dennis on May 06, 2003 at 06:36:36 from 195.92.67.68 user MTD.
In Reply to: Re: Bob Blackett ??? posted by Bruce_A_Clarke on May 06, 2003 at 03:38:07:
Sorry to be exact, but if you look up 'orphan' its correct meaning is someone who has lost one parent. Of course, in everyday usage we assume it is a child that has lost both parents - isn't that what Oscar Wilde said looked like carelessness?!