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how to use a word 'siblings'?



 
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how to use a word 'siblings'? #1 (permalink) Fri Jan 20, 2012 20:47 pm   how to use a word 'siblings'?
 

Hello, please explain me how to use a word 'siblings'. For example, if I have half brothers or sisters can I say: 'I don't have siblings'?
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how to use a word 'siblings'? #2 (permalink) Fri Jan 20, 2012 21:56 pm   how to use a word 'siblings'?
 

If you didn't have brothers or sisters, then you would say 'I don't have any siblings'.

If you are speaking about half-brothers/sisters, then they are counted as siblings unless you really wish to make it clear that they are half-siblings.
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