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Tune a fish (thelemmy.club)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 64 points 7 months ago (24 children)

Colloquially tuna fish refers to the shredded salt brined tins of fish like this:

Which I do think is worth distinguishing from the actual whole pieces of tuna

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  • [–] 43 points 7 months ago (17 children)

    Which I do think is worth distinguishing from the actual whole pieces of tuna

    So a tuna can...? Canned Tuna? Canned Fish?

    "Tuna Fish" is still redundant and doesn't actually address the can

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  • [–] 33 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    Yes, language evolves haphazardly and often doesn't make literal sense.

    Alright, that's my 2 cents. I'll catch you on the flipside.

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  • [–] 19 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    How old is the “2 cents” figure of speech? Why hasn’t it adjusted with inflation?

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  • [–] 18 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    I don't disagree with you but I don't control American English. I imagine both head cheese and sweetbreads would also upset you

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    I don’t control American English

    Maybe try harder. Be the change you want to see in the world. I don't necessarily believe in you but I'm sure someone does! And in the end that's all the motivation you need.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    sweetbreads

    One of my favorite pair of words that don't get used much anymore is sweetmeat and sweetbread, with the former being candy and the latter being animal pancreas.

    The etymology is that meat (from mete) just meant food, and bread (from bræd) meant flesh. Sweet used to mean a more generalized pleasant taste or sensation, rather than more specifically sugary.

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  • [+] -20 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Look, Americans are genetically dumb as we all know, but I don't think Tuna Fish is necessarily a consequence of that affliction in particular. It's like saying "Sail Fish", "Sail" is not a fish, it is the canvas you put on boat masts, and "Tuna Fish" is like that I think. It's a type of fish, of the tuna kind. That said, before I go just let me take another opportunity to state that Americans are genetically dumb as we all know.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    If you want to talk eugenics, Twitter is that way ->

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  • [+] -10 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Hahaha eugenics? Have you considered not skipping school and stop drinking lead paint? First of all it's a fucking joke, second of all, there was no mention of eugenics, thirdly, how do you think intelligence works? Magic?

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