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Default Re: misbegotten son

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Originally Posted by David L. View Post
Having said that, in casual conversation one would be more likely to refer to the boy as "his natural son" if the situation arose, (actually, there would be some context in which this arose in casual conversation, and I would be more likely to say, "Peter is his own son"; but in a legal report, you would write, "He is the biological father".
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