Commentary for Keritot 24:21

לא בעלתי מהימן דאי בעי אמר להון

We suppose it was eaten in two different dishes, and this law is in conformity with the view of R'Joshua who [generally] holds that different dishes do not combine with one another.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Viz., to make up the requisite standard size of an olive. The non-combination of the two half-olives brings about his exemption from an offering. If on the other hand one has, e.g., eaten two full quantities in two dishes the non-combination leads to greater stringency of the law, for he is then liable to two offerings.');">¹⁴</span>

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