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- 02-Nov-2006, 07:05 #1
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tell me, please hi,
What is the difference between ancestor and descendant?
mLast edited by Mad-ox; 02-Nov-2006 at 07:55.
- 02-Nov-2006, 08:14 #2
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Re: tell me, please To put it simply and quickly:
Your ancestors are your great-grandparents, your grandparents and so on.
Your descendants are your children, your grandchildren and so on.
However, note that these words are mostly used to describe more distant generations.
Examples:
He could trace his ancestors back 300 years
They are descendants of the original English settlers, who colonized this place three centuries ago.
