lapislazuli@sopuli.xyz to Memes@lemmy.ml · 3 days agoEnglish discoverers be naming fruit likesopuli.xyzimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageEnglish discoverers be naming fruit likesopuli.xyzlapislazuli@sopuli.xyz to Memes@lemmy.ml · 3 days agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareDenjin@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days 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.