It's called a wedding ring, but surely it should be called a marriage ring - eviltoast

Like engagement rings denote the engagement… Maybe it’s just English being its usual mess

  • lenuup@reddthat.com
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    3 months 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’.