Hi Joan Surely it depends upon the audience your information is aimed at As mine is generally for my own use or for family who are predominantly English I would never use Grand except for Grandparents It simply does not look right Its only interchangeable if it reads well Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 14/06/2012 16:25, JYoung6180@aol.com wrote: > While "grand" and "great" for aunts and uncles is somewhat interchangeable > in common usage it is actually preferable to use "grand" for the grands and > great for the next generation back. It is clearer what you mean to state > it that way. > > Joan