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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

blood relation

who is brother in law
  

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"In-laws" are not blood relations. One's brother in law is one's spouse's brother.

— Avangi

  • "In-laws" are not blood relations.
  • One's brother in law is one's spouse's brother.
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"In-laws" are not blood relations.

One's brother in law is one's spouse's brother.
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AvangiOne's brother in law is one's spouse's brother.
Or one's sister's husband!

Edited to add -- in eleven countries and now NINE states in the U.S.A., your brother-in-law could be your brother's husband!
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I can't believe I did that!Emotion: embarrassed
Thanks, khoff.
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My sister's husband is my brother-in-law.
My husband's brother is my brother-in-law.
My husband's sister's husband is my brother-in-law.
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Grammar GeekMy husband's sister's husband is my brother-in-law.
I never knew that. Thanks!
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Grammar GeekMy husband's sister's husband is my brother-in-law..
Not "brother-in-law-in-law"?
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I have jokingly used that phrase!

Or, for the geekier among us, I've even said "Brother-(in-law)^2"
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Come on, you guys! I'm at a disadvantage here!

My husband's sister's husband is my brother-in-law.

Is this true or isn't it?
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Well, I don't say "I'm spending Thanksgiving with my sister-in-law and that guy she's married to."

I say "I'm spending Thanksgiving with my sister- and brother-in-law."

So it's true for me.
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I'll buy that. Thanks, Barb!
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