castiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 22 hours agoWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?external-linkmessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?castiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 22 hours agomessage-square57linkfedilinkfile-text
Mine is “guinea pig” originating in andes (not guinea) and them being not-a-pig type, whole thing is just wrong.
minus-squareCultLeader4Hire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 hours agoThat the “stomach flu” is the same as influenza
minus-squareShinkanTrain@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoThat makes sense. It’s influenza but in the stomach
That the “stomach flu” is the same as influenza
That makes sense. It’s influenza but in the stomach