Hi Ruth,
Your enquiry really interests me as I have had the same discussion with my
brother in law this afternoon. He would use the term Granduncle whereas I
have always used Greatuncle.
Like you I looked it up in a dictionary (UK) and it says the two terms are
synonymous. However if the mother's uncle is the Greatuncle then what is the
title of the mother's father wrt the (?)nephew?
Ron Ferguson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruth Nerud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: 06 January 2006 20:36
Subject: [LegacyUG] Greatuncle vs Granduncle
I've always used the term Greatuncle when referring to my Mother's Uncle.
Legacy uses Granduncle. The dictionary uses Greatuncle as the first term,
and Granduncle as the second term in defining my Mother's Uncle.
Is there some reason Legacy uses Grand instead of Great?
Ruth Nerud
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