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A father of nine



 
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A father of nine #1 (permalink) Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:41 am   A father of nine		  
Hi,

what does " A father of nine" mean?

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A father of nine #2 (permalink) Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:48 am   A father of nine		  

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Hi Samira,

This means that the father has nine children and not that he is nine years old!!

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