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A dollar saved is a dollar earned (infosec.pub)
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[–] 17 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Serious question: do people on team fruit also call other “culinary vegetables” fruits, such as cucumbers, zucchini, corn, eggplants, bell peppers, green beans, etc.?

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  • [–] 18 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I’ve been told that beans are an especially magical fruit.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I don't mind calling all of those things fruit. It seems people get really weird about making savoury meals out of fruit. Like I know a tomato is a fruit, I put tomato on pizza, I never once while making pizza have a thought about whether a vegetable or a fruit is going on my pizza. It's just a tomato, it can swing both ways.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I prefer polysemy. There is a very useful category of “edible plants typically used in savory dishes”. Imagine someone being upset with you because you brought green beans when they asked for a side of vegetables.

    I don’t see the point in taking the botanical definition of fruit and pretending it’s useful in the culinary world.

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