No, It’s Not Actually a Murder of Crows – Okay, technically it is (2015)

Re:No, It’s Not Actually a Murder of Crows – Okay, technical... by GuB-42 on Sunday October 04, 2020 @09:46PM (#24683840)

I guess you are right. It wouldn't be the first time technical definitions and common language are in conflict.

Very common in biology: tomatoes and coconuts are fruits, bugs are a specific order of insects, electric eels are not eels, etc...

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Re:No, It’s Not Actually a Murder of Crows – Okay, technical... by smnrchrds on Monday October 05, 2020 @01:00AM (#24684684)

What are coconuts perceived to be in common usage, if not fruits? I'm not a native English speaker and in my language, we consider them fruits.

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Re:No, It’s Not Actually a Murder of Crows – Okay, technical... by reificator on Monday October 05, 2020 @01:23AM (#24684766)

I think most people consider them fruits if they think about it, but the name has "nut" in it.

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Re:No, It’s Not Actually a Murder of Crows – Okay, technical... by mennis16 on Monday October 05, 2020 @09:17AM (#24687478)

Yeah I'm allergic to tree nuts and it's surprisingly common to have people ask me if coconut is okay. In some cases I've even found restaurant menus where dishes were marked as containing tree nuts just because of coconut.

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Re:No, It’s Not Actually a Murder of Crows – Okay, technical... by andi999 on Monday October 05, 2020 @01:45AM (#24684859)

So are pumpkin and beans. But by nutritionists they are considered vegetables. (Otherwise how can ketchup be considered a serving of veggies)

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