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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Two-faced / a dual personality

1. He is two-faced.

2. He has a dual personality.

Do you use #1 and #2 when expressing someone who behave differently?

Are they similarily used?
  

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No, they are not really synonymous. We use 'two-faced' to indicate a person who is insincere or dishonest with us, saying one thing and doing another, or saying one thing to us and saying something else to others. A dual personality is a mental disorder.

  • No, they are not really synonymous.
  • We use 'two-faced' to indicate a person who is insincere or dishonest with us, saying one thing and doing another, or saying one thing to us and saying something else to others.
  • A dual personality is a mental disorder.
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No, they are not really synonymous. We use 'two-faced' to indicate a person who is insincere or dishonest with us, saying one thing and doing another, or saying one thing to us and saying something else to others. A dual personality is a mental disorder.

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