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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Twins?

0 I want to emphasize the similarity between 01font00A02font00 and 01font00B02font00 (both being groups02br
00of objects). Is it preferable to say "01font00A, twin brothers of B, are...02font00",02br
00"01font00A, twin sisters of B, are ...02font00", or "01font00A, twins of B, are ...02font00" ?02br
00Many thanks in advance! 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I want to emphasize the similarity between A and B (both being groups of objects). " 02font 02br 02br 00You spoke of two 01i 00group02i 00s. Do you mean something like 'Tom and John, twin brothers of Anne and Mary, are .

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  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I want to emphasize the similarity between A and B (both being groups of objects).
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  • Do you mean something like 'Tom and John, twin brothers of Anne and Mary, are .
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I want to emphasize the similarity between A and B (both being groups of objects). 02font02br
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00I'm a little confused, because you talk about 01i00objects 02i00but your examples are about 01i00people02i00.02br
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0It's not about people, but about rather abstract (mathematical) objects!02br
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00Say, I want to say that the 01i01font00elementary 3-groups02font02i00 are similar to the 01font01i00elementary 5-groups02i02font00. (It does not matter for the present purpo
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1font00Hi again,02font02br
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00It's not about people, but about rather abstract (mathematical) objects!01font00 Then don't talk about brothers or sisters. eg You wouldn't say 'this apple is the twin brother of that apple', (unless you were trying to be very figurative and literary).02font01fon
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