Re: Words for family groups
| From: | Tom Wier <artabanos@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, May 22, 1999, 20:41 |
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FFlores wrote:
> BTW how do you say "son or daughter" in a more neutral way
> in English? Offspring? <ugh!>
If you're referring to "sibling", for me at least, it isn't *highly*
marked, though it is somewhat moreso than just saying
"brother or sister". I think that's just because it's a higher
vocabulary word, not because of any connotation associated
with it.
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