castiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 21 hours agoWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up194arrow-down1external-linkWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.zipcastiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 21 hours agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-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-215 hours 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-up5·edit-214 hours 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.