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From: Katherine McLeod <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-Tas] relationship question
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 13:41:11 +1000
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> Thank you Douglas, Denise, Donna and Trudy for your thoughts. I am pretty
> sure that this is the correct interpretation.

Yes, you can be certain it is.

> If I am right though, I wonder what they actually called the in laws in
> those days? Maybe in-law was an all purpose "one size fits all" term? :))

Yes, "in law" was commonly used both in the sense that we use it now,
and also for steps.

Cheers,
Katherine
Sydney

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