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Re:Calling Strangers Uncle and Auntie by pasc1878 on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @06:05PM (#42798483)
I meant cuz is used for someone of the speaker's own age and not for a person of the speaker's parents age.

ie ants/Uncles are your parents siblings and cousins are ant/uncle's children so your own age.

But yes I agree boomers don't use it in any case.

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Re:Calling Strangers Uncle and Auntie by JKCalhoun on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @10:23PM (#42800367)
I see what you're saying, ha ha. And you're right — it's people addressing those of the same age range. I didn't realize uncle and auntie were used for older strangers.
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