On 17 Apr, CGG <[email protected]> wrote: > Aside from that, the terms uncle and aunt tended to be pretty loosely > applied. My mother's brothers-in-law were always known to me as 'Uncle' > - but then so were the unmarried partners of both my grandmothers! Yes I agree and it was most confusing. I was told to refer to countless adults as "Uncle and Aunty" and grew up thinking they were part of my family. It wasn't until I started researching my family tree that I found out who my real family were - and weren't! -- Christine Pampling