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Old 03-10-2010, 06:39 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by thatguitarguy View Post
I've wondered this also. An only child is the youngest as well as the oldest.
Oooohhh , I hate to indulge here in pedantic semantics but that is not possible.

An only child is simply that ; an only child.

For a child (any child) to be youngest or oldest there is an essential requirement for siblings to exist.

Same for larger or smaller or any other comparative status.

Pete.
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