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Language quirk :) The son of my first cousin is my first cousin once removed. My son and my cousin's son are second cousins.
by ironrabbit 10y ago
Language quirk :) The son of my first cousin is my first cousin once removed. My son and my cousin's son are second cousins.
- dietrichepp 10y agoAh, I read "sons of first cousins" as "two people who are first cousins to each other each have a son". "A son of a first cousin" would be much less ambiguous. In fact, even knowing what you meant, I have a hard time reading the meaning you intended to convey. Another clearer way to phrase it would be "sons of my first cousin are not my second cousins".
- hellofunk 10y agoActually the term "second cousin" does not have a concrete meaning. It can mean a true second cousin, or it can also mean a generation removed from a first cousin. The "once removed" terminology was introduced to compensate for this ambiguity.
- fiatjaf 10y agoNo! Stop the removed madness!