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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: former brother-in-law #132503 09/03/2004 4:30 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA H marries W1. W1 had a brother B1. B1 becomes H's brother in law. W1 dies. H marries W2. W2 has a brother B2 who is now entitled to be called brother in law. In some sense B1, is still a brother in law but not in the same sense that B2 is. Hence, "former brother in law". Any better way to say it? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted photomicrograph johnjohn 09/02/2004 12:17 AM Re: photomicrograph Buffalo Shrdlu 09/02/2004 12:38 AM Re: photomicrograph Father Steve 09/02/2004 3:07 AM Re: photomicrograph wsieber 09/02/2004 5:04 AM Re: photomicrograph Shellb 09/02/2004 5:36 AM Re: photomicrograph Wordwind 09/02/2004 8:07 PM Re: former brother-in-law Faldage 09/02/2004 10:03 AM Re: former brother-in-law Father Steve 09/03/2004 4:30 AM Re: former brother-in-law wsieber 09/03/2004 5:37 AM Re: former brother-in-law belMarduk 09/03/2004 12:28 PM Re: former brother-in-law musick 09/04/2004 2:44 PM Re: catching up with families sjmaxq 09/02/2004 8:19 PM team think grapho 09/03/2004 12:34 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,311 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,158 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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