Sorry, Clark, but you are wrong. True, my Grand Uncle would be the brother of one of my Grand Parents, but the brother of one of my Great Grand Parents (the fathers or mothers of my Grand Parents) is my Great Uncle. Entirely plausible that is the reference here in the strip.
great uncle is correctly used to mean brother of a grand parent. no one ever said the English language was logical. when my nieces and nephews start having children of their own, a “great uncle” is what i will be (assuming i’m still around this dimension when that occurs).
Sorry Clark, great uncle is the correct phrase for the brother (or brother-in-law) of one’s grandparents. After that you get into the once-, twice-, three times-removed stuff.
Joe.Hilbig over 13 years ago
Some writers are so very moral and brave!
TheFinalSolution over 13 years ago
Ron White, about being confronted by cops while being drunk in public. “I had the right to remain silent, I just didn’t have the ability!”
dahawk over 13 years ago
Sorry, Clark, but you are wrong. True, my Grand Uncle would be the brother of one of my Grand Parents, but the brother of one of my Great Grand Parents (the fathers or mothers of my Grand Parents) is my Great Uncle. Entirely plausible that is the reference here in the strip.
yyyguy over 13 years ago
great uncle is correctly used to mean brother of a grand parent. no one ever said the English language was logical. when my nieces and nephews start having children of their own, a “great uncle” is what i will be (assuming i’m still around this dimension when that occurs).
JanLC over 13 years ago
Sorry Clark, great uncle is the correct phrase for the brother (or brother-in-law) of one’s grandparents. After that you get into the once-, twice-, three times-removed stuff.
rumplesnitz over 13 years ago
Sounds like he should have leaned on his right to keep and bear arms…
“If you have to shoot, shoot - don’t talk…” Tuco, ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’