castiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square56linkfedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.mlcastiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square56linkfedilinkfile-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-21 month 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-up7·1 month 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