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[jaybelnz]

Here's another reference

https://www.reference.com/family/difference-between-great-aunt-grand-aunt-352596743acb7109

Jeanne

[Mike in Cumbria]

Here's another reference

https://www.reference.com/family/difference-between-great-aunt-grand-aunt-352596743acb7109

Jeanne

But several of the pieces in there fall into the same trap, eg "However, the true technical term for this relationship is "grandaunt," while "great aunt" does not technically refer to any relationship.
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or

"Although grand-aunt or uncle is the official title, grand-aunts and uncles are often referred to as great-aunts and uncles,"

Language isn't like that. Great-aunt, great-uncle, etc can not possibly be considered wrong when it is normal common parlance. In the UK, I have never ever heard of a grand-aunt, although I'm perfectly happy to believe that some areas of the country may use it.

[maddys52]

Don't know that it's in common usage, but my daughter referred to someone yesterday as "grunkle" and "graunt". 

[Andrew Tarr]

Language isn't like that. Great-aunt, great-uncle, etc can not possibly be considered wrong when it is normal common parlance. In the UK, I have never ever heard of a grand-aunt, although I'm perfectly happy to believe that some areas of the country may use it.

Don't forget to allow for the long-standing influence of the US in all things genealogical.  Their conventions are often different from ours in the UK.

[jaybelnz]

Until I started with genealogy, I had never heard of "grand" aunts or uncles.  Only grandparents, great grandparents etc.

[Mike in Cumbria]

Language isn't like that. Great-aunt, great-uncle, etc can not possibly be considered wrong when it is normal common parlance. In the UK, I have never ever heard of a grand-aunt, although I'm perfectly happy to believe that some areas of the country may use it.

Don't forget to allow for the long-standing influence of the US in all things genealogical.  Their conventions are often different from ours in the UK.

Yes, I'm sure that's the reason for the difference. It's (mildly) annoying to read that something is considered "wrong" when it clearly is just a difference between British and American English. In just the same way as when British English speakers complain about perfectly good AE words such as "gotten".

[frostyknight]

Growing up in Ireland, it was always grandaunt and granduncle. I had never heard of great aunt or great uncle until I started looking into the family tree. Frostyknight

[Andrew Tarr]

.... In just the same way as when British English speakers complain about perfectly good AE words such as "gotten".

I don't know who is 'wrong' here    Brits still all say 'forgotten' and 'ill-gotten gains'.  Americans are more consistent (for a change  ).