Sir, – If the referendums pass, should the word family be dispensed with altogether and people together be called durable friends? Should the terms Mam and Dad be got rid of and replaced with the terms durable carers? Brothers and sisters should perhaps be referred to as durable siblings. Finally, all aunts, uncles and cousins, in the interest of equality, could be referred to as durable connections. – Yours, etc,
GERALDINE GREGAN,
Clare.