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Iain
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:15 am
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What does one call one's father's wife's brother, when one's father's
wife is not one's mother?
~Iain
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John Dean
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 4:43 am
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Iain wrote:
| Quote: | What does one call one's father's wife's brother, when one's father's
wife is not one's mother?
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George? (Unless his name is Dave, in which case ...)
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John Dean
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Pat Durkin
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:51 am
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"Iain" <iain_inkster@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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What does one call one's father's wife's brother, when one's father's
wife is not one's mother?
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He is your father's brother-in-law, your step-mother's brother. If you need
to know the relationship to you, you might call him a step-uncle. However,
if you don't want to go into the whole rigmarole every time you mention him,
then just call him your uncle. Who would care, anyway?
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JoeTaxpayer
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:01 am
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Pat Durkin wrote:
| Quote: | "Iain" <iain_inkster@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1127427326.441190.44790@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
What does one call one's father's wife's brother, when one's father's
wife is not one's mother?
He is your father's brother-in-law, your step-mother's brother. If you need
to know the relationship to you, you might call him a step-uncle. However,
if you don't want to go into the whole rigmarole every time you mention him,
then just call him your uncle. Who would care, anyway?
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How 'bout "my mom's brother"? But only if you call her 'mom'.
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Iain
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:01 pm
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Pat Durkin wrote:
| Quote: | "Iain" <iain_inkster@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1127427326.441190.44790@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
What does one call one's father's wife's brother, when one's father's
wife is not one's mother?
He is your father's brother-in-law, your step-mother's brother. If you need
to know the relationship to you, you might call him a step-uncle. However,
if you don't want to go into the whole rigmarole every time you mention him,
then just call him your uncle. Who would care, anyway?
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Griff Rhys Jones, since you ask. It's a bit embarrassing because we
look a bit alike so I'm looking for a quick way to indicate that we're
not related if I'm ever together in public with my father's nuclear
crowd.
It could have been worse. I could have gotten a phone call from Dad
saying "I'm shacked up with Rowan Atkinson's sister".
~Iain |
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Adam Maass
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 6:29 am
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"Iain" <iain_inkster@hotmail.com> wrote:
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What does one call one's father's wife's brother, when one's father's
wife is not one's mother?
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In my family, somewhat humorously: step-uncle. We usually drop the "step"
modifier.
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