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  1. April 20th, 2009, 10:28 AM #1
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    Default By the power "invested" in me...???

    OK, so I am like 99.999% certain that during a wedding ceremony the preacher, judge, ship's captain or other official celebrant should say "By the power vested* in me, I now pronounce you man and wife".

    But many, many times on TV and movies or in writings you hear or read "By the power invested in me...".

    And I recently attended a wedding where the preacher clearly said "By the power invested in me...".

    Really strange how so many people, and so often, get this wrong.

    Just an observation... of something that bugs me

    *vest⋅ed
       /ˈvɛstɪd/
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    1. held completely, permanently, and inalienably: vested rights.
    2. protected or established by law, commitment, tradition, ownership, etc.: vested contributions to a fund.
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  2. April 20th, 2009, 10:34 AM #2
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    Default Re: By the power "invested" in me...???

    it should be vested! although many custom written ceremonies don't include that part.
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    Default Re: By the power "invested" in me...???

    Yeah, my wedding the preist just said, I'd now like to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Marshall.

    None of that "By the power vested in me" crap. Just "I now pronounce you man and wife." and then i fainted. LOL
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    Default Re: By the power "invested" in me...???

    I have no idea what the pastor said at my wedding. My wife got a case of the gigglefits halfway through and by the time the pastor pronounced us man and wife we were both laughing as well as everyone in attendence.

    "you have no power; here is the power; feel the power, brat, and then speak again of how you come to kill the Eternal."
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  5. April 20th, 2009, 11:33 AM #5
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    Default Re: By the power "invested" in me...???

    Quote Originally Posted by Bmarshall91 View Post
    Yeah, my wedding the preist just said, I'd now like to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Marshall.

    None of that "By the power vested in me" crap. Just "I now pronounce you man and wife." and then i fainted. LOL
    Hopefully you recovered in time for the honeymoon
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    Default Re: By the power "invested" in me...???

    Quote Originally Posted by HiredGoon View Post
    Hopefully you recovered in time for the honeymoon
    I heard his wife had to carry him out to the car...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frenchy View Post
    I heard his wife had to carry him out to the car...
    YEAH.. PRETTY MUCH HOW IT WENT DOWN... hahaha! I was TRASHED that night. Didn't even use the 450 dollar hotel room my father paid for. luckily he got that money back.
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    Default Re: By the power "invested" in me...???

    Well, it falls in the same category as then/than and farther/further. People make mistakes.
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    Default Re: By the power "invested" in me...???

    does INvested mean the same thing as just vested???
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