Extras: linguaspectrum.com We are all of us part of a family of one sort or another. Family members have various names in English and some of them like husband, wife, uncle, aunt, nephew and niece, are among the few English words that have gender. This video shows how the members of an extended family are related to each other. From grandfather and grandmother though parents – father and mother – to sons, daughters, brother and sister, grandchildren and cousins, this video gives you all the words you need to describe your own family in English. There is a fabulous new-style audio-visual quiz to go with this video. Find it at the links above and below. | linguaspectrum.comLearn English online using Skype: I also give online English classes by Skype. You can find out more by visiting linguaspectrum.com If you want to learn English quickly and easily, I invite you to take classes with me online using Skype. You can improve your writing, too, with my English writing course. As a professional writer, I will guide you through the writing process, step by step, until you are able write with an effectiveness that will get you noticed. Improve your English writing and you improve your prospects of success in all areas of your life. The course is a series of writing assignments designed to take you through all aspects of writing in English. You will learn all about sentence and paragraph structure, punctuation, outlining, introductions and conclusions, topic sentences and more. By …
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January 25th, 2012 - 4:51 am
Hi Silvia,
Yes, that’s right. As you have more than one sibling, you can refer to the oldest as your eldest/oldest brother. Eldest is becoming less used and oldest is now the dominant form, especially among younger speakers. I think this “culling” of words happens in many cases where we have a choice of two words that can be used interchangeably. Language is in a constant state of change.
January 25th, 2012 - 5:13 am
HiRichard, so, I have two older brothers-really. Then, can I say either my oldest/eldest brother? And, according to this piece of information, “…I have two brothers, the oldest is ….”right? tks
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January 25th, 2012 - 7:36 am
Thanks for raising an interesting question.
In the case of Scarlet in the video we should use oldest not eldest because eldest is used attributively, that is before a noun, and we would have to say that “Scarlet is the eldest child”.
However, “eldest” is only used when the person has two or more siblings; something Scarlet doesn’t have.
We use “elder” when the person has only one sibling, like Scarlet, so I could have said that “Scarlet is the elder child.” i.e. she is the elder of the two.
January 25th, 2012 - 8:19 am
Hello,
i think Scarlet is the Eldest and not the oldest.
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