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Nessie000 Posted 17 years ago
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Hi,
Do native speakers ever call their brother or sister 'brother John/Peter/...' or 'sister Mary/Anne/...' or 'sis Mary/Anne/...'? It's a bit confusing to me because in Vietnamese, it's not respectful to call somebody older than you plainly by their first names, you know.
Thank you very much,
Nessie.
Do native speakers ever call their brother or sister 'brother John/Peter/...' or 'sister Mary/Anne/...' or 'sis Mary/Anne/...'? It's a bit confusing to me because in Vietnamese, it's not respectful to call somebody older than you plainly by their first names, you know.
Thank you very much,
Nessie.
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i think they don't they just call them by there first name i observed it on english movies.. you may observe it too..
- i think they don't they just call them by there first name i observed it on english movies..
- you may observe it too..
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i think they don't
they just call them by there first name
i observed it on english movies..
you may observe it too..
they just call them by there first name
i observed it on english movies..
you may observe it too..
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In Canada and USA we'd never call our family members by their relationships to ourselves. Not when speaking to them directly. The only time we'd call them by "sister" or "brother" is in the third person. Other than that we use our names.
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We native English speakers in the U.S. call our brothers and sisters by their first names, whether they are older or younger. It is not considered disrespectful. I believe the same is true in England. For a relative in an older generation, such as an aunt or uncle, you would use the title.
It is certainly possible that some Vietnamese people in in U.S. use the traditional titles.
It is certainly possible that some Vietnamese people in in U.S. use the traditional titles.
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