Re: Truly Blessed : Rambling
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We are arguing semantics. If he said great deal of relatives, I wouldn't of been thrown off.
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oh, i was not aware we were arguing semantics.
family = relatives
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Ok, this is my last post in response to you in this thread. The people I know use the term relatives to describe extended family. If somebody says family it normally is used to describe immediate family. Yes, I know they are technically the same, but they aren't used that way in everyday context. When people say "I'm going to hang out with the family" vs. "I'm going to hang out with the relatives" it normally means 2 different things. Why you had to make that last post I don't know. It's not like you said anything constructive.
Maybe this is just a regional thing. Kind of like how peachy uses papa for gandfather while nobody I know uses it for anything other than dad.
Sorry for hijaking your thread GoT.
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