castiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 21 days agoWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1115arrow-down1external-linkWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.mlcastiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 21 days agomessage-square64fedilinkfile-text
Mine is “guinea pig” originating in andes (not guinea) and them being not-a-pig type, whole thing is just wrong.
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-221 days agoBoth sides are dark and lit for equal amounts of time. That’s why it’s a misnomer. “Far” side is the better term.
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-221 days agoIt’s a quote from the eponymous Pink Floyd album.
Both sides are dark and lit for equal amounts of time. That’s why it’s a misnomer. “Far” side is the better term.
It’s a quote from the eponymous Pink Floyd album.
Yes! Thank you :) lol