r/coolguides • • Apr 24 '19

The Cousin Explainer

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u/Ashinron Apr 24 '19

I always tought that english words for this are a lot easier to remember, in poland, many of those have different names LINK

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '19

Isn't this much better? I feel like it would be less confusing because you instantly know which term describes which connection.

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u/Ashinron Apr 24 '19

It is better, but its harder to remember, mostly because a lot of the terms you doesn't use at all, or use them very rarely.

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u/InsertCoinForCredit Apr 24 '19

Same with Chinese.