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1 Dec 2020
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close relatives and long relatives.
(does this sound natural?)
close relatives and long relatives.
(does this sound natural?)
(does this sound natural?)
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close relatives sound natural but long relatives doesn't
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Close relatives is natural. we never say long relatives. replace this with distant relatives.
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@jaynab_@greenquinn is there another way to say distant relatives I mean the most common one and most natural
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@nevadan you can also say distantly related
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Close relatives is natural, long relatives sounds weird and is never used.
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@jaynab_ but which one is more common distantly or distant
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