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Re:I Googled My Mother’s Maiden Name and Found My Family’s V... by anton-107 on Saturday April 11, 2015 @02:15AM (#9358715)
Is it really important to distinguish?
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Re:I Googled My Mother’s Maiden Name and Found My Family’s V... by DominikD on Saturday April 11, 2015 @05:57AM (#9358998)
It's a cultural thing I guess. I know some people who think of their maternal lineage as if it were less of a family than the paternal one. Their excuse borders religion and superstitions.

I'm interested though which languages distinguish maternal and paternal grandparents. Just like in English, in Polish you simply qualify[1] if things like these matter.

[1] paternal: po mieczu (sword lineage); maternal: po kądzieli (distaff lineage)

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