Re: Grandmother v granmother

From: Rob <robert_m_davis_at_...>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:35:17 -0000

Hi

wrote:
> Think of them as
> the mater familias, your revered (and feared) Grandmother and not
your
> parent's parent.
>
> Jeff

Spot on. AFAIK (the anthropologists will correct) most pre industrial (pre feudal as well?) societies revered the elderly for their experience and their knowledge, not mention the fact they had survived to a venerable old age.

Regards
Rob