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Old 09-13-2011, 03:53 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
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.
Hey, we have parts of the US where they call brothers and sisters 'husband' and 'wife.'
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