Doesn’t “black tie” mean a tuxedo, not just a black tie?
: I received an invitation to the wedding of a colleague’s child. Every piece of correspondence noted, “This is a black-tie affair. Please dress accordingly.”My husband finally borrowed a tuxedo from a friend, but not without multitudinous complaints about how pretentious it was and how uncomfortable he was in the tuxedo that I was “making him wear.”
Everyone else of the male persuasion at the wedding was in either sport jackets with khaki slacks or in suits — not black tie, at least not the way I would have defined it. The women were in formal gowns, so at least half of us listened.: Double sigh. Couples should not use terms they do not understand — and don’t follow themselves — with people who do not understand them, either, and will not follow them.
He was by himself, and was trying to figure out how to pick up his tray filled with the empty wrappers from his meal while using a cane. He said he had it, and, not expecting him to protest, I repeated it and took the tray. He silently left and I took care of it.
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