Re: RI October 2024

On Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:51:06 GMT, scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> writes:

On Thu, 21 Nov 2024 06:35:40 -0000 (UTC), Don <g@crcomp.net> wrote:
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   <https://jimmyakin.com/2006/09/im_my_own_grand.html>

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In a major family reunion, re-uniting after decades the brother and
sister who, of the 11 children their parents had, were the only two to
reach adulthood (life was hard in the 1880s or so on the Great
Plains), I met two young (8 and 11, IIRC) who were referred to as
"cousins" (American English being very liberal in the use of this
word) but who were, in fact, Aunt and Niece.=20

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Technically, the definition of cousin (first) is that they
share a grandparent.    A second cousin shares a great-grandparent.
Once removed if a generation apart.

At the time, I was into family geneology.

And I still remember all the "cousin" details.

Nonetheless, "cousin" is actually used far more loosely.

Particularly of groups of people who are related to each other but not
all in the same way (ie, not all are "German cousins", AKA "first
cousins"). The brother and sisters grandparents were brought here as
small children by their families when those families immigrated from
Germany.
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