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Ecopsy Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Sister

When you are talking about your sister, do you usually refer to your elder sister or younger sister?

Or I have to figure it out from context.

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Hi, I know that, in some other cultures, people's relative age is important. However, where I live, it's not. I usually just hear people say 'my sister'.

— Clive

  • Hi, I know that, in some other cultures, people's relative age is important.
  • However, where I live, it's not.
  • I usually just hear people say 'my sister'.
  • I'd say that, in most contexts, the listener does not really care about elder/younger.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

I know that, in some other cultures, people's relative age is important. However, where I live, it's not.

I usually just hear people say 'my sister'. I'd say that, in most contexts, the listener does not really care about elder/younger.

Best wishes, Clive
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ecopsydo you usually refer to your elder sister or younger sister?
No. Most of the time it's just "my sister". However, the terms "my big sister" and "my little sister" are sometimes used, chiefly by children. Adults don't often use those terms. Adults don't even often use "older sister" and "younger sister" unless they are necessary in a discussion about
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CalifJim
ecopsydo you usually refer to your elder sister or younger sister?
No. Most of the time it's just "my sister". However, the terms "my big sister" and "my little sister" are sometimes used, chiefly by children. Adults don't often use those terms. Adults don't even often use "older sister" and "younger sister" unless they are
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Thank you, guys. Chinese culture is one of those caring much about the relative age of siblings.

I'm starting to get accustomed to the irellevance of which one is older than the other.
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ecopsyThank you, guys. Chinese culture is one of those caring much about the relative age of siblings.

I'm starting to get accustomed to the irellevance of which one is older than the other.


If you are speaking English with another Chinese person, go ahead and use the age modification, to be culturally correct. It is not at all wrong to use it in
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