castiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.imagisphe.reexternal-linkmessage-square65linkfedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1122arrow-down1external-linkWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.imagisphe.recastiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square65linkfedilinkfile-text
Mine is “guinea pig” originating in andes (not guinea) and them being not-a-pig type, whole thing is just wrong.
minus-squareQuilotoa@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·30 days agoMy problem is with the word soup. Scientists don’t call today’s ocean a soup and it has many times more compounds, materials, and living matter.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·30 days agoWould you have preferred “primordial cereal” instead?
My problem is with the word soup. Scientists don’t call today’s ocean a soup and it has many times more compounds, materials, and living matter.
Would you have preferred “primordial cereal” instead?