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English has "Paternal grandmother" and "Maternal grandmother" for example, it's just not often used and isn't turned into a compound word.
by eterm 3y ago
English has "Paternal grandmother" and "Maternal grandmother" for example, it's just not often used and isn't turned into a compound word.
- eitland 3y agoBut you wouldn't tell your kid: we are going to visit your paternal grandmother, right? That is the distinction I tried to make above between academic and everyday language.