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minus-squaredependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down2·15 days agoAmericans really do label things like cave men just saying the most simple words to describe something: Eggplant > looks like an egg and is a plant Sidewalk > side of road you walk on I’m all out of example but I’m sure there are more like this and I like it.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·15 days agoParkway and driveway got mixed up for some reason
minus-squareedgemaster72@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-215 days agoWhoever named those must be descended from the people that named Iceland and Greenland
minus-squarejoel_feila@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-215 days agoParkway was a road that went near park or other scenic spot. Drive ways were drives that connected private estates to a main road. Way back in the day those could actually be long enough the main house was not visible from the main road.
minus-squareGrappling7155@lemmy.cacakelinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·15 days agoIt’s not unique to Americans. A lot of cultures use compound words to describe new things
Americans really do label things like cave men just saying the most simple words to describe something:
I’m all out of example but I’m sure there are more like this and I like it.
Parkway and driveway got mixed up for some reason
Whoever named those must be descended from the people that named Iceland and Greenland
Parkway was a road that went near park or other scenic spot. Drive ways were drives that connected private estates to a main road. Way back in the day those could actually be long enough the main house was not visible from the main road.
It’s not unique to Americans. A lot of cultures use compound words to describe new things