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[–] kadu@scribe.disroot.org 43 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Which I do think is worth distinguishing from the actual whole pieces of tuna

So a tuna can...? Canned Tuna? Canned Fish?

"Tuna Fish" is still redundant and doesn't actually address the can

[–] humanamerican@lemmy.zip 33 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Yes, language evolves haphazardly and often doesn't make literal sense.

Alright, that's my 2 cents. I'll catch you on the flipside.

[–] starik@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How old is the “2 cents” figure of speech? Why hasn’t it adjusted with inflation?

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago

The concept could be as old as the New Testament, but apparently this specific phrasing is from the early 1900s, so it'd be about 60-70¢ now depending on which year you want to pick.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/two-cents-and-sensibility/

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago

Flipside of what? Are we flipping coins, and you will see us underneath the coins?

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Like how using the word "literally" somehow became not literal.

I want the destroy those people. Literally.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Notably, "literally" added its figurative meaning literally^[literally, not figuratively] centuries ago.

[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I don't disagree with you but I don't control American English. I imagine both head cheese and sweetbreads would also upset you

I don't control American English

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 points 16 hours ago

sweetbreads

One of my favorite pair of words that don't get used much anymore is sweetmeat and sweetbread, with the former being candy and the latter being animal pancreas.

The etymology is that meat (from mete) just meant food, and bread (from bræd) meant flesh. Sweet used to mean a more generalized pleasant taste or sensation, rather than more specifically sugary.

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I don’t control American English

Maybe try harder. Be the change you want to see in the world. I don't necessarily believe in you but I'm sure someone does! And in the end that's all the motivation you need.

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wait till you hear about “soda pop”

[–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"I want a coke. No not that one - the Mountain Dew!"

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

I see you’ve also been to Georgia