It is 2 extra syllables. I agree with you. I had a coworker that would rail on

Apr 21, 2017
10:46:53am

CougsOrDeath All-American

people for not saying it correctly. It was more annoying to have to listen to him so I would say it correctly. Normally I would say it wrong on purpose to drive him nuts but it was far too annoying to be effective.

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Is it proper to refer to your sister-in-law's spouse as your brother-in-law?

ByuMba90

4/21/17 10:13am

sure

TheHop

4/21/17 10:14am

I try to avoid it

Sea Chicken

4/21/17 10:14am

Why wouldn't it be?

OneUpper

4/21/17 10:14am

CougsOrDeath gives the alternative (and probably more correct answer), however

ByuMba90

4/21/17 10:19am

Of course.

LiveCoug

4/21/17 10:14am

Not if the spouse is a woman.

Ozymandias

4/21/17 10:15am

Modern life challenges

Q-grr

4/21/17 12:35pm

There's a word for it this person in Spanish: concuñado. We should come up with

chilango

4/21/17 10:15am

Mythical Brother-in-Law

Six Foot Seven

4/21/17 10:15am

No, he is your sister-in-law's husband.

CougsOrDeath

4/21/17 10:16am

Death.

ClackamasCoug

4/21/17 10:18am

Yeah, but that takes way too long to say.

benny1982

4/21/17 10:22am

And, most likely, the people to whom you are talking won't know or care about

benny1982

4/21/17 10:23am

It is 2 extra syllables. I agree with you. I had a coworker that would rail on

CougsOrDeath

4/21/17 10:46am

My sister-in-law's spouse is my brother... so, it'd be weird.

Solid-State Blue

4/21/17 10:16am

Brothers marrying sisters? That is weird. Are either of you twins? That would be

chilango

4/21/17 10:18am

Are their kids cousins - or something more like siblings?

ClackamasCoug

4/21/17 10:20am

Genetically, I think they're more like siblings, no? This would be more the case

chilango

4/21/17 10:21am

You guys are overthinking this.

Solid-State Blue

4/21/17 10:21am

INTJ - need to know the parameters of everything...

ClackamasCoug

4/21/17 10:23am

That'd be an historic first for CB - overthinking a trivial issue.

ByuMba90

4/21/17 10:23am

Are you one of these guys?

chilango

4/21/17 10:23am

His brother's wife is his sister-in-law.

benny1982

4/21/17 10:24am

Or more likely one of these guys:

chilango

4/21/17 10:25am

Yes, if you like him

HighHorse

4/21/17 10:19am

In other words, no.

Sea Chicken

4/21/17 10:24am

I do, but I think it's actually wrong

El Careeb

4/21/17 10:19am

Who defines wrong? What is the traditional convention? It seems to me that

OneUpper

4/21/17 10:23am

An in-law is a relative by marriage.

El Careeb

4/21/17 10:43am

Laid out on a genealogical chart it's still a sibling relationship via marriage

cougarstolz

4/21/17 10:31am

"my wife's brother-in-law"

Fdnman

4/21/17 10:48am

Couldn't that be your own brother too? That is confusing.

CougsOrDeath

4/21/17 11:10am

Why? Your brother is your wife's brother in law...it is a fact. Feel free

Fdnman

4/21/17 11:24am

If he's your kids uncle, and that is what he is, then he is your brother in law....

CoachSpeak

4/21/17 11:05am

brother-out-law

Florwood

4/21/17 12:02pm

No. Use "concuñado" instead

byuTX

4/21/17 12:43pm

I'm afraid I'll get that mixed up with the many other spanish words I know....

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