Violetta@lemmy.ca to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoEggs versus Cereallemmy.caimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1390arrow-down123
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minus-squareTheRealKuni@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58arrow-down1·2 months agoIt’s almost like colloquial definitions follow usage, and the word “cereal” also means “breakfast cereal” which isn’t the same as the botanical definition of “cereal.” Or something. I don’t know, I’m not a dictionary.
minus-squareprettybunnys@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down1·2 months agoBreakfast cereal is traditionally made from cereal grains.
minus-squareiamthetot@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down3·2 months agoThey said colloquial, not traditional.
minus-squareprettybunnys@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoI’m not disagreeing with anything that is being said, just adding additional context to why we call them cereals. They’re typically made from cereal grains, even if they get mashed and formed into puffed sugar paste.
minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoI’ll colloquially use your name to mean dictionary so you can be.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThat’s the kind of word fuckery I can get behind
It’s almost like colloquial definitions follow usage, and the word “cereal” also means “breakfast cereal” which isn’t the same as the botanical definition of “cereal.” Or something. I don’t know, I’m not a dictionary.
Breakfast cereal is traditionally made from cereal grains.
They said colloquial, not traditional.
I’m not disagreeing with anything that is being said, just adding additional context to why we call them cereals.
They’re typically made from cereal grains, even if they get mashed and formed into puffed sugar paste.
I’ll colloquially use your name to mean dictionary so you can be.
That’s the kind of word fuckery I can get behind