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Old 09-13-2011, 03:29 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Bookpossum View Post
Another confusing thing in relationship terminology is that a great-aunt or uncle is a generation closer to the child in question than a great-grandmother/father is. There could be a good argument for changing to grand-aunt or uncle, to be the same as grandmother/father.
This seems to be a regional variation. I've always called siblings of my grandparents great-uncle or great-aunt, but I believe that in some places (in the US?) grand-uncle and grand-aunt is used instead.
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