lapislazuli@sopuli.xyz to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoEnglish discoverers be naming fruit likesopuli.xyzimagemessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageEnglish discoverers be naming fruit likesopuli.xyzlapislazuli@sopuli.xyz to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square22linkfedilink
minus-squareDenjin@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoBasically red. The names for orange and purple are pretty recent inventions, linguistically speaking. That’s why we call them red onions and red grapes when they’re purple and most “red” birds are actually orange.
Basically red. The names for orange and purple are pretty recent inventions, linguistically speaking. That’s why we call them red onions and red grapes when they’re purple and most “red” birds are actually orange.