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Duplicate Keywords - List #66 (twin characters keywords) (Proposals for Permanent Merger and Auto-Conversion)
Here is the next installment of my lists of proposed keywords for permanent merger and auto-conversion.
I am posting this list for fellow contributors to review first and raise any objections or questions. I will wait at least 28 days before changing this post to a "problem" post and asking IMDb staff to make the proposed changes.
The mergers and auto-conversions should be made in the direction of the arrows.
Duplicate Keywords Proposed for Permanent Merging and Auto-Conversion
real-twins-playing-twins (29 titles) --> real-life-twins (6 titles) --> real-life-twin-siblings-playing-twin-siblings [new keyword]
same-actor-plays-twin-role (5 titles) --> same-actor-playing-twin-role (46 titles) --> same-actor-playing-twin-roles (6 titles) --> actor-playing-twin-siblings [new keyword]
twin-actresses-for-twin-sisters (19 titles) --> real-life-twin-sisters-playing-twin-sisters [new keyword]
twin-brothers-played-by-same-actor (4 titles) --> actor-playing-twin-brothers [new keyword]
twin-sisters-played-by-same-actress (7 titles) --> same-actress-plays-twin-role (7 titles) --> same-actress-playing-twin-role (31 titles) --> actress-plays-dual-role-of-twin-sisters (3 titles) --> one-actress-plays-twin-sisters (3 titles) --> one-actress-for-twin-sisters (44 titles) --> actress-playing-twin-sisters [new keyword]
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keyword_expert
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2 years ago
I decided to change this list to merge into keywords containing "-ing" words ("playing") rather than "-s" words ("plays").
I did this for two reasons. First, for these types of keywords, there was already a preference on IMDb for "playing" over "plays." (The same is true for Google searches, although that may be a function of these phrases being used within sentences.)
Second, by using "-ing" words here, that can help distinguish from plot keywords. In general, for keywords describing a person taking an action within a show or film as part of the plot, I have tried to merge into "-s" keywords (e.g., "woman-vomits" is favored over "woman-vomiting"). But what about keywords like this, that don't describe the plot, but rather the actors and actresses who are acting in the film or show itself? Using "-ing" words is one way to distinguish that set of keywords.
I suppose it's possible for there to be a show or film where an actor or actress plays multiple roles as part of the plot. (I would bet such a title exists although I haven't looked for any.) In that case, perhaps keywords like "actor-plays-multiple-characters" would be appropriate there, and those keywords could be designated as Plot Detail keywords.
In general, it feels slightly better to use "-ing" words here to indicate the acting, as opposed to the plot. I have gone back and forth on this, but that is where I am currently. Any and all feedback is welcome.
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bradley_kent
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I prefer the present tense (plays) rather than the past tense (playing) because it is more active and is consistent with the plot detail keywords.
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