On the Jerry Springer show, they call her "girlfriend".
What do you call your aunt?
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Originally Posted By: ToyotaNSaturn
On the Jerry Springer show, they call her "girlfriend".
Now that is funny, I don't care who you are.
On the Jerry Springer show, they call her "girlfriend".
Now that is funny, I don't care who you are.
Originally Posted By: kingrob
No offense to anyone up north
No offense taken.
I pronounce it ant.
No offense to anyone up north
No offense taken.
I pronounce it ant.
Growing up, I remember some of my Hispanic friends would use the term "tia" or something like that when referring to an aunt.
That's because Tia is Spanish for Aunt.
Ain't aunt ant?
Originally Posted By: XS650
That's because Tia is Spanish for Aunt.
Oh, duh. That would figure wouldn't it.
That's because Tia is Spanish for Aunt.
Oh, duh. That would figure wouldn't it.
Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
Originally Posted By: XS650
That's because Tia is Spanish for Aunt.
Oh, duh. That would figure wouldn't it.
Clever people, those Hispanics.
Originally Posted By: XS650
That's because Tia is Spanish for Aunt.
Oh, duh. That would figure wouldn't it.
Clever people, those Hispanics.
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an entire Latin based language and all. Son of a gun...right up there with the French and the Italians.
Well at least nobody said they call their aunt, "The Bit--."
Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
I cannot bring myself to call my Aunt, who is senior to me by 20 years (early 50's), by her first name.
20 years? That's all?
I have an aunt that is old enough to be my great grandmother (she's 80).
She's nearly 20 years older than my *father*.
I cannot bring myself to call my Aunt, who is senior to me by 20 years (early 50's), by her first name.
20 years? That's all?
I have an aunt that is old enough to be my great grandmother (she's 80).
She's nearly 20 years older than my *father*.
its ahnt and yes, I'm a 13th generation swamp yankee. I'm down to one. My father's sister.
Those Hispanics, they have a different word for EVERYTHING.....
Originally Posted By: mrsilv04
Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
I cannot bring myself to call my Aunt, who is senior to me by 20 years (early 50's), by her first name.
20 years? That's all?
I have an aunt that is old enough to be my great grandmother (she's 80).
She's nearly 20 years older than my *father*.
On the other end of the spectrum, I have an Aunt that is 8 years my junior. My Dad is in his mid 50's and one of his 13 brothers and sisters is in her mid 20's. It was always very awkward calling her Aunt Carrie.
My grandparents had kids well into older age.
Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
I cannot bring myself to call my Aunt, who is senior to me by 20 years (early 50's), by her first name.
20 years? That's all?
I have an aunt that is old enough to be my great grandmother (she's 80).
She's nearly 20 years older than my *father*.
On the other end of the spectrum, I have an Aunt that is 8 years my junior. My Dad is in his mid 50's and one of his 13 brothers and sisters is in her mid 20's. It was always very awkward calling her Aunt Carrie.
My grandparents had kids well into older age.
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Originally Posted By: asiancivicmaniac
There are so many titles for aunts in Chinese. My dad's sisters are called one title and my mother's sister is another title. My dad's brother's wife is another title. If my mom had any brothers still living and they had wives, then they would have a different title.
But in English I use a(u)nt, aunt, and auntie.
So in Chinese you differentiate between blood aunts, in-law aunts, maternal and paternal aunts? What about cousins? For example, 15th cousin, 5 times removed.
I'm not sure about cousins. I only have three of them, unless you count the ones from my grandfather's wife who's not my mother's mom. I guess they're halves.
I don't know how it works in other families but in mine we refer to each other as brothers and sisters. My aunt's daughter who's my 1st/2nd cousin refers to me as big brother in Chinese and my sister as big sister. In addition to referring to her name we call her 'baby'. If she's lucky, we'd stop that by her mid-teens.
Originally Posted By: asiancivicmaniac
There are so many titles for aunts in Chinese. My dad's sisters are called one title and my mother's sister is another title. My dad's brother's wife is another title. If my mom had any brothers still living and they had wives, then they would have a different title.
But in English I use a(u)nt, aunt, and auntie.
So in Chinese you differentiate between blood aunts, in-law aunts, maternal and paternal aunts? What about cousins? For example, 15th cousin, 5 times removed.
I'm not sure about cousins. I only have three of them, unless you count the ones from my grandfather's wife who's not my mother's mom. I guess they're halves.
I don't know how it works in other families but in mine we refer to each other as brothers and sisters. My aunt's daughter who's my 1st/2nd cousin refers to me as big brother in Chinese and my sister as big sister. In addition to referring to her name we call her 'baby'. If she's lucky, we'd stop that by her mid-teens.
Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
Originally Posted By: mrsilv04
Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
I cannot bring myself to call my Aunt, who is senior to me by 20 years (early 50's), by her first name.
20 years? That's all?
I have an aunt that is old enough to be my great grandmother (she's 80).
She's nearly 20 years older than my *father*.
On the other end of the spectrum, I have an Aunt that is 8 years my junior. My Dad is in his mid 50's and one of his 13 brothers and sisters is in her mid 20's. It was always very awkward calling her Aunt Carrie.
My grandparents had kids well into older age.
They aren't related are they?
Bob
Originally Posted By: mrsilv04
Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
I cannot bring myself to call my Aunt, who is senior to me by 20 years (early 50's), by her first name.
20 years? That's all?
I have an aunt that is old enough to be my great grandmother (she's 80).
She's nearly 20 years older than my *father*.
On the other end of the spectrum, I have an Aunt that is 8 years my junior. My Dad is in his mid 50's and one of his 13 brothers and sisters is in her mid 20's. It was always very awkward calling her Aunt Carrie.
My grandparents had kids well into older age.
They aren't related are they?
Bob
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Originally Posted By: andyd
its ahnt and yes, I'm a 13th generation swamp yankee. I'm down to one. My father's sister.
Thaht's fathah's sistah whair I cumfrum.
Waht kidah heat do you have, haht watah ..or warmaire
its ahnt and yes, I'm a 13th generation swamp yankee. I'm down to one. My father's sister.
Thaht's fathah's sistah whair I cumfrum.
Waht kidah heat do you have, haht watah ..or warmaire
Aren't
Originally Posted By: TallPaul
Well at least nobody said they call their aunt, "The Bit--."
The Bitog?
Well at least nobody said they call their aunt, "The Bit--."
The Bitog?
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