Monday, December 10, 2012

antipodal -- Sister Jen and Auntie Mary

an·tip·o·dal  (n-tp-dl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or situated on the opposite side or sides of the earth: Australia and Great Britain occupy antipodal regions.
2. Diametrically opposed; exactly opposite.

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Sister Jen and Auntie Mary may seem like antipodal sisters, but we middle-aged Southern expatriate feminists have more in common than you might think. 

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