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Original poster

Aibu to think my DH bought the wrong card?

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nutellacrumpet · 19/12/2015 16:37

My DH has bought his parents a card from our children, but it says 'To Great Grandparents at Christmas.'

I told him he had bought the wrong card. They are our children's Grandparents not Great Grandparents. He says it means 'Great' as in wonderful, amazing etc not the parents of one's Grandparents. Surely he is wrong and I am right?

Aibu to think my DH bought the wrong card?
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Whatsinaname2011 · 19/12/2015 16:39

I can see both sides to be honest so I'm not sure

regularrectangle · 19/12/2015 16:39

Surely great-grandparents would be hyphenated?

DXBMermaid · 19/12/2015 16:39

He is wrong and you are right, but it's a sweet mistake to make so I don't think they will mind.

Finola1step · 19/12/2015 16:40

He is,wrong but you can make a joke about it.

UterusUterusGhali · 19/12/2015 16:41

I think he's right.
If it had said to my/our you would have been right.

I think.

I don't know.

LindyHemming · 19/12/2015 16:43

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Original poster
nutellacrumpet · 19/12/2015 16:43

Oh... It seems quite a mixed response already. I was expecting almost everyone to agree. So maybe I am being a bit unreasonable then.

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FadedRed · 19/12/2015 16:44

Definitely you are right, but agree it is a sweet mistake, (maybe you could put Great between speech marks "Great!" with a red felt tip pen [smile) ?

Curiouserandcuriouser30 · 19/12/2015 16:44

I would agree with you OP, but it is very ambiguous.

catfordbetty · 19/12/2015 16:45

Is there a message inside too - any clues there?

Original poster
nutellacrumpet · 19/12/2015 16:46

Euphemia - that is exactly what my DH said.

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Original poster
nutellacrumpet · 19/12/2015 16:47

Inside it says 'Wishing you a Christmas that is as lovely as you both. With lots and lots of love.'

So no real clues there.

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AnchorDownDeepBreath · 19/12/2015 16:49

Euphemia is right. It means great as in good - it's missing a hyphen and would need "my" or "our" to make sense if it meant "great-grandfather"

pilates · 19/12/2015 16:49

I would say you are right Nutella.

Whatsinaname2011 · 19/12/2015 16:49

You wouldn't get a card that said "For Grandparents at Christmas" so I don' think it sounds right "For Great-Grandparents at Christmas" therefore your DH might be right.

It would be for MY grandparents

AnchorDownDeepBreath · 19/12/2015 16:49

Ahem, meant grandparents not grandfather. I got distracted by the football Blush

Madbengalmum · 19/12/2015 16:49

Sorry OP but i think you are in the wrong here, if your OH was referring to his parents' parents then it would be great-grandparents.
However this card is talking about grandparents who are great, as in positive/good.

Original poster
nutellacrumpet · 19/12/2015 16:51

Oh... I hate being wrong! Looks like IABU then.

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catfordbetty · 19/12/2015 16:54

I am leaning towards your DH's view. Cards like this always have a adjective to qualify the noun. They never just say "To brother" it's always "To a wonderful brother" or similar. You would not expect to receive a card from your own children that simply said, "To Parents".

EeyoresTail · 19/12/2015 16:55

I don't hyphenate Great Grandparents so to me that card would be for the his grandparents from your DD.
So you are right and he is wrong.
Also the Great and Grandparents being in caps while the rest isn't looks like you are correct.

honeyroar · 19/12/2015 16:56

I think your Oh is right, but it's not the best worded card, it is confusing!

SoupDragon · 19/12/2015 16:57

I think it's ambiguous.

Address the card inside "To our really great grandparents" and laugh about it :)

IWasHereBeforeTheHack · 19/12/2015 16:58

I'm with you nutella! But follow Faded's advice - just in case, you know, the recipients thinks you have some, ahem, news to share if your DCs are under 5 then ignore me

A colleague, who had recently married in middle age, got a text from her new DH's niece to tell her she was a "great aunt". She said her first reaction was "That's very kind of her", then the penny dropped - the niece had just had a baby ...

SoupDragon · 19/12/2015 16:58

Also the Great and Grandparents being in caps while the rest isn't looks like you are correct.

Look at it again :)

SoupDragon · 19/12/2015 16:59

Hang on, I think I misunderstood. I was commenting on it being a mix of capitals.

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