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Language quirk :) The son of my first cousin is my first cousin once removed. My son and my cousin's son are second cousins.



Actually the term "second cousin" does not have a concrete meaning. It can mean a true second cousin, or it can also mean a generation removed from a first cousin. The "once removed" terminology was introduced to compensate for this ambiguity.


Ah, I read "sons of first cousins" as "two people who are first cousins to each other each have a son". "A son of a first cousin" would be much less ambiguous. In fact, even knowing what you meant, I have a hard time reading the meaning you intended to convey.

Another clearer way to phrase it would be "sons of my first cousin are not my second cousins".


No! Stop the removed madness!




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