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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
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three sisters - what are they called? thank you

0 Suppose they are three sisters. 01font00Mary, who was born in 199102font00, 01font00Kim , who was born in1994 02font00and 01font00Sally, who was born in 1995. 02font02br
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00From Mary's perspective: 02br
00Kim - 01u00 02u00sister02br
00Sally - eldest sister02br
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00From Kim's perspective:02br
00Mary - younger sister02br
00Sally - elder sister02br
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00From Sally's perspective:02br
00Mary - youngest sister02br
00Kim - 01u00 02u00 sister02br
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00Could you please help me to fill in the blanks? Are the others correct? 02br
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00Thank you for your help.02br
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00Cheers,02br
00Ernest0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Peaceblinkfriend12cite 10Suppose they are three sisters. 11font 10Mary, who was born in 199112font 10, 11font 10Kim , who was born in1994 12font 10and 11font 10Sally, who was born in 1995. 12font 12br 12br 10From Mary's perspective: 12br 10Kim - 11u 10 11b 10 younger12b 10 12u 10sister12br 10Sally - eldest sister12br 12br 10From Kim's perspective:12br 10Mary - younger sister12br 10Sally - elder sister12br 12br 10From Sally's perspective:12br 10Mary - youngest sister12br 10Kim - 11u 10 12u 10 sister12br 12br 10Could you please help me to fill in the blanks?

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  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Peaceblinkfriend12cite 10Suppose they are three sisters.
  • 11font 10Mary, who was born in 199112font 10, 11font 10Kim , who was born in1994 12font 10and 11font 10Sally, who was born in 1995.
  • 12font 12br 12br 10From Mary's perspective: 12br 10Kim - 11u 10 11b 10 younger12b 10 12u 10sister12br 10Sally - eldest sister12br 12br 10From Kim's perspective:12br 10Mary - younger sister12br 10Sally - elder sister12br 12br 10From Sally's perspective:12br 10Mary - youngest sister12br 10Kim - 11u 10 12u 10 sister12br 12br 10Could you please help me to fill in the blanks?
  • Are the others correct?
  • 12br 12br 10Cheers,12br 10Ernest12br 12blockquote 10I've provided you an answer which in bold already02br 02br 00But note the text in green, Mary couldn't be Sally's youngest sister, she's the eldiest0-
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01cite10Peaceblinkfriend12cite10Suppose they are three sisters. 11font10Mary, who was born in 199112font10, 11font10Kim , who was born in1994 12font10and 11font10Sally, who was born in 1995. 12font12br
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0 Thank you for replying, Belly. 02br
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00Are you sure Mary will call Kim her younger sister if someone asks Mary who Kim is? I am not so sure about that. It just doesn't seem right. 02br
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00Any suggestions from you all? 02br
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00Best wishes,02br
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00Ernset0-
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0Mary would say "Kim and Sally are my younger sisters." She may way "Sally is my youngest sister." We also tend to say "little" instead of "younger" in the U.S., so "Kim and Sally are my little sisters."02br
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00Kim would say "Mary is my older sister." and "Sally is my younger sister."02br
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00Sally would say "Mary and Kim are my older [or big] sist
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0Ah, I get it now. Thank you for your help, Grammar Geek. 05002br
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00So you've got, younger/little sister, older/big sister, youngest sister and oldest/eldest sister. Am I correct? 02br
00Could I say biggest sister? 02br
00If I am Kim, how should I call myself? Can I say I'm the middle children? 02br
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00Thanks again 02
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01cite10Peaceblinkfriend12cite10Suppose they are three sisters. 11font10Mary, who was born in 199112font10, 11font10Kim , who was born in1994 12font10and 11font10Sally, who was born in 1995. 12font12br
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0I have a clearer image of how it works now 05000 Thank you for helping me, Yankee. 05102br
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00I just want to know if I could say 'the older of my two older/elder sisters' instead of 'the elder of my two older sisters' .02br
00Could you tell me which one is more commonly used? 01i00Elder02i00 or 01i00older02i
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0I agree with GG that 'older' is more common (in AmE).02br
00And a sister who is older than you are is also called your "big sister" (as GG also mentioned).0-
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0 I see what you mean. Thanks Yankee.02br
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00I would like to know if I could say '01font00biggest sister02font00' .02br
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00Thanks again. 02br
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00Cheers,02br
00Ernest0-
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0Not commonly, no. You might, within the family, jokingly say "And how are you, my biggest sister?" but you would not refer to her to another person as "My biggest." You would say "my oldest" or possibly "eldest."0-
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0Suppose they are three sisters. 01font00Mary, who was born in 199102font00, 01font00Kim , who was born in1994 02font00and 01font00Sally, who was born in 1995. 02font02br
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00From Mary's perspective: 02br
00Kim - 01u00 0
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