Saturday, 18 June 2016

riddle - Twins. Who are they?



You can find both in Istanbul, but none in water
They are the same size, but one of them is smaller


In some fields they can cause confusion
But if one grows, it will break the illusion


Different names, if called with the tone
But probably the same, if carved in stone





Answer



Is it



A capital i (I) and a lower case l (L)?



You can find both in Istanbul, but none in water



Both letters are in Istanbul, but neither in water



They are same size, but one of them is smaller




They are both full height, but the capital I is a bit smaller (Thanks @jwfrench !).



In some fields they can cause confusion



They look very similar in a lot of fonts



But if one grows, it will break illusion



If the lower case l is capitalized it no longer looks similar.




Different names, if called with the tone



Obviously called different and have different sounds



But probably same, if carved in the stone



A bit of a stretch here: because they look similar in text?



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