castiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day agoWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-linkWhat is the most confusing misnomer you've seen?lemmy.mlcastiellon@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 day agomessage-square65fedilinkfile-text
Mine is “guinea pig” originating in andes (not guinea) and them being not-a-pig type, whole thing is just wrong.
minus-squareCultLeader4Hire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·16 hours agoThat the “stomach flu” is the same as influenza
minus-squarerants_unnecessarily@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoWait so you saying it is or it isn’t?
minus-squareShinkanTrain@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 hours agoThat makes sense. It’s influenza but in the stomach
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoThere is no such thing as stomach flu. It’s what people call gastroenteritis.
That the “stomach flu” is the same as influenza
Wait so you saying it is or it isn’t?
That makes sense. It’s influenza but in the stomach
There is no such thing as stomach flu.
It’s what people call gastroenteritis.