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What is the difference between aunts and aunties ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between aunts and aunties ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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There's no difference.
Some people just say "aunt", and some say "auntie".
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There's no difference.
Some people just say "aunt", and some say "auntie".
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Auntie is a child’s word. Aunt is an adult word
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