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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Probably a WTF typo, but kid is a more common word than kin...
Teed, (1871) 23 Lt 303, it was held that the word “family” could be extended beyond not merely children but even beyond the statutory next-of-kid. I hold that in …
– or the soldier put his next of kid to be his son because he was no longer with the boy’s mother?
... preference as listed and potential factors affecting their choices; whether there is difference in view of older person’s choice in comparisons to their next-of-kid.
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Or maybe they just have a cold.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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