Comments on: relative motion http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/25/253/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:18:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: David H http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/25/253/#comment-3512 David H Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:07:17 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/24/253/#comment-3512 The 'removal' question with cousins can only be satisfactorily resolved by tracing back to the 'commion progentitor', i.e. the most recent ancestor from whom the relevant people are all descended. Mr Frog's father and Mr. Frog's father's cousin have a common ancestor (i.e. their grandfather) and the two are first cousins. This means that Mr Frog and his father's cousin's daughter are second cousins, and their respective children are therefore third cousins. When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations. The words "once removed" mean that there is a difference of one generation. Twice removed means that there is a two-generation difference, and so on. There's a useful chart that explains all this at: http://home.triad.rr.com/zanetti/chart2.html - best of luck! The ‘removal’ question with cousins can only be satisfactorily resolved by tracing back to the ‘commion progentitor’, i.e. the most recent ancestor from whom the relevant people are all descended. Mr Frog’s father and Mr. Frog’s father’s cousin have a common ancestor (i.e. their grandfather) and the two are first cousins.

This means that Mr Frog and his father’s cousin’s daughter are second cousins, and their respective children are therefore third cousins.

When the word “removed” is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations.

The words “once removed” mean that there is a difference of one generation. Twice removed means that there is a two-generation difference, and so on.

There’s a useful chart that explains all this at: http://home.triad.rr.com/zanetti/chart2.html - best of luck!

]]> By: nardac http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/25/253/#comment-3511 nardac Mon, 25 Apr 2005 19:14:21 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/24/253/#comment-3511 Crystal meth? Suede? Jaysus, you do have a past life woman! Nice to hear you havin' some good times with the Frog in person, instead of having him referred to as absent. Crystal meth? Suede?
Jaysus, you do have a past life woman!
Nice to hear you havin’ some good times with the Frog in person, instead of having him referred to as absent.

]]> By: brad http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/25/253/#comment-3510 brad Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:05:51 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/24/253/#comment-3510 How's it goin for you? About those confusing 'yawning' signs, well...join the club! I did see the Nestle Waters written in the left margin, but haven't figured out the relation between that and yawning! In the beginning, I assumed that it could a 'You are on Candid-Camera' sorta prank, but they won't go to such heights, would they! I yawn shamelessly, looking around for a hidden camera! How’s it goin for you? About those confusing ‘yawning’ signs, well…join the club! I did see the Nestle Waters written in the left margin, but haven’t figured out the relation between that and yawning!

In the beginning, I assumed that it could a ‘You are on Candid-Camera’ sorta prank, but they won’t go to such heights, would they! I yawn shamelessly, looking around for a hidden camera!

]]> By: Sea Urchin http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/25/253/#comment-3509 Sea Urchin Mon, 25 Apr 2005 18:04:45 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/24/253/#comment-3509 Great blog - discovered it last week and have been sitting at my PC guffawing ever since - much to the annoyance of my kids - coz I won't tell them why I'm laughing. Jonathon - I use those little signs at the exit of a village as the go-ahead to (thankfully) stop crawling at 50km/h and leap forward to 90km/h. Great blog - discovered it last week and have been sitting at my PC guffawing ever since - much to the annoyance of my kids - coz I won’t tell them why I’m laughing.

Jonathon - I use those little signs at the exit of a village as the go-ahead to (thankfully) stop crawling at 50km/h and leap forward to 90km/h.

]]> By: Bob http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/25/253/#comment-3508 Bob Mon, 25 Apr 2005 17:30:42 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/04/24/253/#comment-3508 Champagne abuse...it would be worth the trip to suffer in that way! Champagne abuse…it would be worth the trip to suffer in that way!

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