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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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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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