tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489562395997565051.post5940448575745500848..comments2024-02-25T23:43:17.971-05:00Comments on In A New York Minute: Daddy, daughter; nephew, grandniece; Scott, GwenythPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12009295013965711883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489562395997565051.post-41480330640385126692012-01-07T22:22:45.689-05:002012-01-07T22:22:45.689-05:00I never thought of this question -- but in popular...I never thought of this question -- but in popular parlance, it seems that the aunt/uncle is the great one, and the niece/nephew is the grand one. Wonder how it got started? So people wouldn't say "she's a grand grandmother" rather than "she's a great grandmother." Which leads to another usage question -- how to punctuate that sentence to distinguish between a woman whose grandchildren have children from a woman who does a great job as a grandmother.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489562395997565051.post-58277110199928790702012-01-06T23:04:50.042-05:002012-01-06T23:04:50.042-05:00Which brings up a language question I have grapple...Which brings up a language question I have grappled with recently... is it was correct to say grand-niece or great-niece? Having become a Great Aunt for the second time, I think symmetry demands the little ones should be prefixed with "great-." On the other hand, I'm attracted to the idea of calling myself a Grand Aunt.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354563481503138983noreply@blogger.com