Why do we refer to something related as
our sister_______?
For example:
Please visit our sister hotel
You can find that on our sister site
Why don't we use brother? Is it wrong to use brother?
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Related: When and why do you call it a sister-site? and Usage and origin of “sister” in expressions like “sister company, sister ship, sister site” etc – Mari-Lou A Jan 19 '19 at 20:00
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Also: Why use the term “Sister sites” instead of “Brother sites”? – Mari-Lou A Jan 19 '19 at 20:04
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1None of the answers in the duplicate questions are especially satisfying. – KarlG Jan 19 '19 at 22:15