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Stepbrothers and stepsisters vs stepsiblings



 
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Stepbrothers and stepsisters vs stepsiblings #1 (permalink) Sun Dec 02, 2007 15:35 pm   Stepbrothers and stepsisters vs stepsiblings
 

Hi

Could you please tell me if both of the following sentences sound natural to you? The meaning is the same.

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1- She lived with her stepbrothers and stepsisters.
2- She lived with her stepsiblings.


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Stepbrothers and stepsisters=stepsiblings #2 (permalink) Sun Dec 02, 2007 16:18 pm   Stepbrothers and stepsisters=stepsiblings
 

Both sentences sound natural, in my opinion (or perhaps I should say 'in my ears').

Personally, I'd say 'stepbrothers and sisters'. Also, the word 'sibling' sounds a bit formal to me.
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