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Dear David
I would be most appreciative if you would resend your email. In my
initial letter, Stephen's mother was called Aunt Sarah by my sister, all my
cousins and me. Unfortunately I never received your letter and it is not
yet on the Xylist server.
Thanks.
mailto:avromf@xxxxxxxx or mailto:af413@xxxxxxxx
> An "incorrect" system, but one that has shown up in ca. 14 % of > classes in which I have probed this is one in which cousins who are > one's parents' age, and with whom one interacts, are sometimes referred > to as "uncle" or "aunt". I would say this is more a matter of courtesy (respect for elders) than of genealogy; I believe it has a long history among English-speaking peoples (and may even have an antecedent in the Hebrew scriptures). So long as the persons involved are aware of the real genealogical relationship, it's OK. -- Patricia M. Godfrey mailto:priscamg@xxxxxxxx href="mailto:priscamg@xxxxxxxxpriscamg@xxxxxxxx |