Comment on If one conjoined twin commits a murder without the consent of their twin, will both have to go to prison or nobody?

shrugal@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Hadriscus@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Not disagreeing but I don’t think it’s appropriate to refer to one twin as a “half”

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  • shrugal@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Afaik it’s pretty common to call twinks “halfs”, conjoined or not. I’m a twin, and I’ve been asked about “the other half” my whole life. Same thing with couples, or any two people who are perceived as belonging together for some reason.

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    • thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      it’s pretty common to call twinks “half’s”

      That is a brilliant typo

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      • shrugal@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Can’t hide my gamer history 😅

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    • person420@lemmynsfw.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      But this is a different situation. Would you tell an amputee to break a leg? Or ask a blind person if they “see what I’m saying”. I’m sure you could see how calling a single conjoined twin a “half” could be offensive.

      Colloquials like that are a great way to make communication more colorful and informal, but sometimes you need to be a bit more sensitive with what you say.

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  • Baahb@feddit.nl ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The person per person count is slightly skewed for conjoined twins :)

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