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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Though I never understood the inconsistency, I have never heard the term “Grand Aunt” used. They were always “Great Aunt”. Always understood that to mean my grandparents’ sibling, not cousin!


27 posted on 06/26/2020 11:46:00 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

It’s funny, I completely overlooked the “Grand Aunt” usage. It’s always been Great Aunt and Great Uncle to me as well. I suppose “Grand” makes sense because all the “Grands” would be in a common generation and the “Greats” in the generations older than the “Grands.”

But, like you, I’ve never heard it before.


36 posted on 06/26/2020 1:06:11 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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