• Corndog@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    22
    ·
    1 year ago

    Fun fact: orange (the fruit) is actually named after the tree they grow on (essentially called “fruit of the orange tree”) which was then shortened to just “oranges”, and THEN the color was named after the fruit (color of the fruit of the orange tree) which was then also shortened to just “orange”, so technically the fruit is not named after a color, its the other way around.

  • fibojoly
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    1 year ago

    The one mentioning pre-school has it right : I’ve no problem imagining this sort of conversation happening with my kids (who are in KG and PS). Except they are rarely so far off the mark!

    I can’t believe these are all people old enough to own a computer / phone.