xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago"One of a kind" means unique, but "two of a kind" implies quite commonmessage-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up119
arrow-up119message-square"One of a kind" means unique, but "two of a kind" implies quite commonxia@lemmy.sdf.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-26 months agoThe saying “two of a kind” is saying that the similarity of the pairing pairings are uncommon enough to stand out from a random pairing. But at the core it is a comparison of similarities, not about frequency. One of a kind just means there isn’t anything similar.
The saying “two of a kind” is saying that the similarity of the pairing pairings are uncommon enough to stand out from a random pairing.
But at the core it is a comparison of similarities, not about frequency. One of a kind just means there isn’t anything similar.