It seems that no one who pays attention to language and usage over a lifetimes doesn't end up lamenting at least some of the ways usage evolves, but like King Canute we cannot stop the tide even if we think its arrival is nonsensical.
I've never heard the term "best man" applied to a woman, and it strikes me as an odd choice since I don't hear "man" in that context as genderless. If Hillary had won the election, no one expected Bill to adopt the title "First Lady."
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