Today, in language use I haven't noticed for far too long...

[deird1]

Does everyone in non-Australia seriously call them twin beds?

Twin? Really?

Single/double works so well. Twin/double is more... aren't they the same? It sounds weird.

I'm rather confused.

Comments

[beroli]

I think the idea is that they assume you're getting bed(s) for two people, so if you're getting one "twin" bed, you're getting two, thus twins. (Or at least, they'd rather sell you two than one.)

[deird1]

It just seems odd that I'd be buying my only-child a "twin" bed...