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   Christian Weisgerber to Ruud Harmsen   
   Re: "a Pair of Panties" ?????   
   06 Jul 24 13:06:06   
   
   From: naddy@mips.inka.de   
      
   On 2024-07-06, Ruud Harmsen  wrote:   
      
   >>>>> Others like Dutch have none of it in plural or "dual".   
   >>>   
   >>> Even twins are just one "tweeling".   
   >>   
   >>What is term for each individual twin?   
   >   
   > Eén van een tweeling, one of the twins.   
      
   The related or analogously formed German "Zwilling" refers to a   
   single twin.   
      
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   Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          naddy@mips.inka.de   
      
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