Marijn Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrP Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Spoiler Grandmother in Law? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koti Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, DrP said: Hide contents Grandmother in Law? That depends if we’re politically correct or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NimrodTheGoat Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 4 hours ago, DrP said: Hide contents Grandmother in Law? I got that too. Koti, i don't get the joke can you explain it to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koti Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 18 hours ago, NimrodTheGoat said: Koti, i don't get the joke can you explain it to me. For example if D is gay and A identifies as gender neutral that changes things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, koti said: For example if D is gay and A identifies as gender neutral that changes things. C can still be the wife of D, even if D is gay. But you are right, maybe the answer should be grand-person in law. At least considering these things makes the puzzle slightly challenging, rather than trivial. Edited August 31, 2018 by Strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koti Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Strange said: C can still be the wife of D, even if D is gay. Sure but the relation changes accordingly and thats what the riddle asks for. Its more a test for family relation nomenclature, I was never good remembering those. Quote But you are right, maybe the answer should be grand-person in law. At least considering these things makes the puzzle slightly challenging, rather than trivial. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, koti said: Sure but the relation changes accordingly and thats what the riddle asks for. Its more a test for family relation nomenclature, I was never good remembering those. It would be even worse if English, like some languages, had different words for paternal and maternal aunts, uncles and grandparents. (Actually, I guess "grandparent and grandchild" is the most generic answer.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koti Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 18 minutes ago, Strange said: It would be even worse if English, like some languages, had different words for paternal and maternal aunts, uncles and grandparents. (Actually, I guess "grandparent and grandchild" is the most generic answer.) We have a horrendeus amount of those here. I guess its a branch of Onomastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 https://xkcd.com/2040/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 10 minutes ago, koti said: I guess its a branch of Onomastic. I don't think it can be. According to the Wiki article that's the study of proper nouns. But the word "grandfather" is (usually) a common noun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koti Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 32 minutes ago, John Cuthber said: I don't think it can be. According to the Wiki article that's the study of proper nouns. But the word "grandfather" is (usually) a common noun. May be so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosefinaHarrison Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I like to solve this blood relation problem. what about D? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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