Here is a sentence from a book. The last of our “nest” of four to be married, we felt like real pros going through all of the traditional prewedding rituals: meeting the new in-laws (can you have too many?), preparing for the “big day,” and calming our son and daughter-in-law-to- be’s jitters.
1) What does pros mean? 2) Does in-laws mean his son's parents-in-law? Does it include other people, like his daughter-in-law or their relatives? 3) "Can you have too many?" What does it mean? Is he a little joking?
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1) What does pros mean? -- Professionals. Here it means 'parents highly experienced in wedding events'.
— Mister Micawber
1) What does pros mean?
-- Professionals.
Here it means 'parents highly experienced in wedding events'.
2) Does in-laws mean his son's parents-in-law?
Does it include other people, like his daughter-in-law or their relatives?
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1) What does pros mean?-- Professionals. Here it means 'parents highly experienced in wedding events'. 2) Does in-laws mean his son's parents-in-law? Does it include other people, like his daughter-in-law or their relatives?-- Yes. their son's wife's immediate family (obviously, they have already met the bride). 3) "Can you have too many?" What does it mean? Is he a littl
It is not a joke; it is just a jocular comment. The speaker wonders if it is really possible to have 'too many' in-laws, since he seems to enjoy having many in-laws.