castiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?external-linkmessage-square65linkfedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-linkWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?castiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days 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-up3·1 day 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-up1·1 day 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?