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Jane
how describe mum's mum?
I know grandma, but I don't know grandma is mum's side? Or dad's side...o(╯□╰)o Can you tell me how decribe mum's mum、mum's dad、dad's mum、and dad's dad? Thank you very much~!
Jun 23, 2012 1:31 AM
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My mum's mum - My grandmother on my mother's side.
My mum's dad - My grandfather on my mother's side.
My dad's mum - My grandmother on my father's side.
My dad's dad - My grandfather on my father's side.
June 23, 2012
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This is how you would formally express these relationships:
Instead of saying to someone: My mum's mum you say My maternal grandmother
My mum's dad = My maternal grandfather
My dad's mum = My paternal grandmother.
My dad's dad =My paternal grandfather
June 24, 2012
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English doesn't have a different word for mom's mom versus dad's mom. They are both called 'grandma'.
June 23, 2012
You can also use
maternal grandmother ( mum's mum)
paternal grandmother ( dad's mum)
likewise...
maternal grandfather
paternal grandfather
This would be for formal written English when mum's mum, or mother's mother is too informal (and rather clumsy).
You wouldn't use these terms as forms of address! :-)
Some families use different words for naming grandparents to help resolve the confusion ( and to give each grandparent a special name) - so , one grandma might be known as gran or grannie and the other known as nana . One grandad might be grandpa and the other papa, but this is not always the case, families are all different !
hope that helps :-)
edit - whoops! Jura got there first :-)
June 23, 2012
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