17 Words That Mean Something Totally Different To Anyone With Siblings
They change everything.
"Half"
What it usually means: Exactly 1/2 of something.
What it means to siblings: The 70:30 split you make when your mum tells you to share the last biscuit.
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"Similar"
What it usually means: A resemblance in appearance.
What it means to siblings: A resemblance in appearance that you emphatically deny exists, because you are obviously far better looking.
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"Remote"
What it usually means: Situated far away from the main centres of population.
What it means to siblings: The little box that controls the TV, and is the cause of more fights than any other object in the household. If you have it and need to leave the room, it's perfectly acceptable to take it with you so that your sibling can't change the channel.
"Borrow"
What it usually means: To take and use something that belongs to somebody else with the intention of returning it.
What it means to siblings: Taking something that belongs to your sibling with no intention of returning it, and keeping it for so long that it basically just becomes yours anyway.
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