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Am I the only one that thinks there's an error in this comic?  Shouldn't spouse's sibling be the sibling-in-law of Cueball's *sibling*?  But then, maybe I'm also making Randall's point...  [[User:Sspenser|Sspenser]] ([[User talk:Sspenser|talk]]) 18:28, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
 
Am I the only one that thinks there's an error in this comic?  Shouldn't spouse's sibling be the sibling-in-law of Cueball's *sibling*?  But then, maybe I'm also making Randall's point...  [[User:Sspenser|Sspenser]] ([[User talk:Sspenser|talk]]) 18:28, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
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Russians actually have different words for both "types" of brothers in-law (spouses brother vs. sisters husband), also for parents or children in-law on either side: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_(%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE)

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Unless you want to go completely nuts on this topic, avoid reading Jane Austen, where the the term "X-in-law" is used to mean, roughly, "someone to whom you are related for legal reasons". It can be used to refer to, for example, what we today might refer to as step/half-siblings, adopted siblings, etc. Arcanechili (talk) 15:51, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

> The title text refers to incestual relationships, which are generally frowned upon in Western culture. How on earth this refers to incest if persons are only legally, not genetically related??? It's just that Randall doesn't know how to call new relatives but cannot stop their arrival. 162.158.91.251 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Yes, I also don't think it refers to incest. 172.68.94.40 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

I'm not sure if that is right or not, but that was my interpretation of that text, based on the "a reason why these two should not be wed." Unless there is a different issue with this, also involving marriage? 162.158.59.190 16:44, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
I read the title text as... the reason he is objecting has nothing to do with the couple getting married, it's simply the selfish reason that Randall doesn't want the confusion of having to figure out what to call the new extended-family members. -boB (talk) 17:37, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Somehow I don't have this problem whatsoever...as I'm a single child who married a single child. I have zero siblings-in-law. In fact, my future kids won't even have (regular) cousins... 162.158.74.231 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Am I the only one that thinks there's an error in this comic? Shouldn't spouse's sibling be the sibling-in-law of Cueball's *sibling*? But then, maybe I'm also making Randall's point... Sspenser (talk) 18:28, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Russians actually have different words for both "types" of brothers in-law (spouses brother vs. sisters husband), also for parents or children in-law on either side: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_(%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE)