The person per person count is slightly skewed for conjoined twins :)
Not disagreeing but I don’t think it’s appropriate to refer to one twin as a “half”
Baahb@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
Not disagreeing but I don’t think it’s appropriate to refer to one twin as a “half”
The person per person count is slightly skewed for conjoined twins :)
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.
thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 5 weeks ago
That is a brilliant typo
shrugal@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Can’t hide my gamer history 😅
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.