tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post2042029022670268522..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Is there a better way to document complex familial relationships?James Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-35185062480315437622015-04-25T18:30:41.066-07:002015-04-25T18:30:41.066-07:00I am certainly not defending the system at all. I ...I am certainly not defending the system at all. I think there should be clear terms for all types of relationships. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-85367882086816018412015-04-25T18:29:47.945-07:002015-04-25T18:29:47.945-07:00You might try both Spanish and Korean. You might try both Spanish and Korean. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-90679005783664521032015-04-25T15:06:34.645-07:002015-04-25T15:06:34.645-07:00And while you are at it, sign me up for the langua...And while you are at it, sign me up for the language where "brother-in-law" doesn't mean three different things: my wife's brother, my sister's husband and my wife's sister's husband.IsraelPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748957039859625149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-70645302303232877022015-04-25T15:04:47.774-07:002015-04-25T15:04:47.774-07:00Well, if there is only one "right way," ...Well, if there is only one "right way," it cannot be ours. You cannot convince me that it makes sense that both sides of a "removed" relationship should be called the same thing. The terminology should make it clear which is from the older generation.<br /><br />Imagine if there were no words "niece" and "nephew." My father's brother and I would be uncles to each other. In what world does that make sense. Only in the world of the "removed."IsraelPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748957039859625149noreply@blogger.com