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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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If three siblings are identical tiplets A,B and C. When refering to only one, is B a twin to A ? Therefore C is also a twin to A. However A can not be a triplet to B as it refers to only two people.
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I think I would refer to them in any combination as triplets. I think you can refer to two (of three) triplets, but you can't have three twins. " rather than "John and Bob look exactly alike.
- I think I would refer to them in any combination as triplets.
- I think you can refer to two (of three) triplets, but you can't have three twins.
- " rather than "John and Bob look exactly alike.
- Are they twins?
- " I might use "to" if I was talking about inanimate objects -- "Bob's car is an identical twin to my car" -- but not people.
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I think I would refer to them in any combination as triplets. I think you can refer to two (of three) triplets, but you can't have three twins. Of these possible conversations, I prefer
"John and Bob are triplets, you know."
"Oh, who's the third one?"
"Larry -- you haven't ever met him."
rather than
"John and Bob look exactly alike. Are they twins?
"John and Bob are triplets, you know."
"Oh, who's the third one?"
"Larry -- you haven't ever met him."
rather than
"John and Bob look exactly alike. Are they twins?
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