Irish twins & singletons
Posted by Bob on July 22, 2000
In Reply to: Irish twins & singletons posted by ESC on July 22, 2000
: Irish twins. Today I heard this term used during a "book talk" on TV by Charles Osgood, radio guy and author of "See You on the Radio." Mr. Osgood said he and his sister were not twins but they were born in the same year - one in January and the other the following December. So they were called "Irish twins."
: And while I'm on the subject, there is a name for people who not twins, triplets etc. They are called "singletons."
The controversy is whether you limit the definition of Irish twins to siblings born in the same calendar year (my nieces, for instance) or to siblings born within a 12-month period (my wife and her sister, for instance, who claim to be Irish twins...) Opinions?
- Go to work on an egg John Bailey 09/02/00
- Irish twins & singletons ESC 07/23/00