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What's it like to be a twin?

What's it like to be a twin?

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Do you know any twins? Or perhaps you are a twin yourself! Many people are fascinated by the lives of twins, but what questions should you avoid asking when you meet a twin? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.

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Comments (4)

Balot Aaaa

چرا خزامیده و پخش نمیشه!؟

Sep 20th
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Parastoo Jalal

roll your eyes (idiom) move your eyes upwards as a way of showing you are annoyed or bored by what someone has said milestone significant stage or event in the development of something (not be) plain sailing (idiom) (not be) easy and without problems separated at birth used to describe two people who are unusually similar or connected; or siblings who were separated and adopted by different parents at birth eerie strange in a frightening and mysterious way crazy strange and fantastic

Sep 8th
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Wania

❤️❤️

Aug 29th
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What's it like to be a twin?

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