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Rachid84b
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Hi everyone,
Does the word "aunt-in-law" exist in English or no?
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7 Nov 2013
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Aurore
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Hi As a native speaker I �ve never heard it and I wouldn �t say it either. She �s just an aunt. simple.
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7 Nov 2013
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Lovely Lana
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It does, as far as I know
Your spouses aunt and uncle would be your aunt and uncle in laws
I�m not a native speaker, I�ve just seen it somewhere
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7 Nov 2013
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Rachid84b
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Thank you "Aurore" and "Lovely Lana"
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7 Nov 2013
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dareka1
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From yahoo answers-
I use them, but most people don �t. In-Law is usually only for brothers, sisters and parents. We commonly say "Aunt by marriage" and "Uncle by marriage" when such a distinction is necessary, as in "I don �t know much about the Kablonski family; Ralph there is my uncle by marriage, to my mother �s sister Matilda".
"Cousin-in-Law" is good for introductions at family reunions, but "Ralph, my cousin Matilda �s husband" is clearer.
If you are never sure, just google the term in quotation marks and see how many hits there are (usually more hits, more likely it is a correct word). |
7 Nov 2013
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yanogator
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It might exist, but it isn �t used in any official sense. Bruce |
7 Nov 2013
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Doot
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I agree with Bruce. I have never heard of aunt-in-law.
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8 Nov 2013
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Mex233
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With respectful awareness that English is spoken differently in different parts of the world, I can definitively say that the term is not used in the northeast United States where I have been a native speaker of English for sixty-five years. I am not sure how it would be understood. As the aunt of your spouse? As the wife of your mother or father�s brother? Instead, try using the people�s names if they are known to the listener, eg, �Bob�s Aunt Mary� or �my Uncle Richard�s wife, Beth� or just, �my husband�s or wife�s aunt or �my uncle�s wife,� depending on whom you mean. |
8 Nov 2013
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Jayho
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I �ve never heard it used |
8 Nov 2013
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