Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!duke!unc!mcnc!idis!mi-cec!dvk From: dvk@mi-cec.UUCP (Dan Klein) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Cousins taxonomy Message-ID: <168@mi-cec.UUCP> Date: Fri, 7-Oct-83 10:18:53 EDT Article-I.D.: mi-cec.168 Posted: Fri Oct 7 10:18:53 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 9-Oct-83 06:33:13 EDT Lines: 31 Thank you Tim Tjarks. I'll just attempt to put it graphically (aren't full screen editors just great?) A | ----------------- | | | B C D | | | --------- -------- --------- | | | | | | E F G H I J | | | | | | --------- | | | | --------- | | | | | | | | K L M N O P Q R | | | | | | | | S T U V W X Y Z E-G, F-G, F-H, F-I, S-T etc are all 1st cousins (1C) B-G, E-M, G-O, H-N are aunt/uncle-niece/nephew pairs M-G, F-N, H-R are 1st cousins once removed (1C1R) K-M, L-P, S-U, T-U are 2C U-V, W-X, S-Z, U-Y are 3C M-V, U-N, O-X, K-Y are 2C1R F-V, W-I, I-Z are 1C2R B-N, B-P are great-aunt/uncle B-V, B-W are great-great-aunt/uncle -Dan Klein, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh