Tahhh
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You start by finding the common ancestor:Actually, maybe someone's grandparent's sibling's grandchild is a third cousin, not second. It's very confusing.
Share parent -> siblings
Share grandparent -> first cousin
Share great-grandparent -> second cousin
Share great-great-grandparent -> third cousin
And then, the "removed" business is how many generations separate the two cousins who have the common ((great(-great)-)grand)partent.
So, for example, I and the grandson of my second cousin are second-cousins-twice-removed.
Where it really gets confusing is when there are double-cousins . . . sharing TWO ancestors.