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Kook j Posted 14 years ago
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a cousin

Hi.

He is a first cousin of James.

If James has only one cousin, can I say "a first cousin" or should it be "the first cousin"?

Thank you very much.
  

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'...the first cousin...'
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kook j,
kook jIf James has only one cousin, can I say "a first cousin" or should it be "the first cousin"?
Yes, but one has to realize that in the western culture, first cousin doesn't only mean # 1 in arrival, but how closely you are related to the person. The children of your parents
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Thank you very much Rover and GF.
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