• naught101@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    That’s… Not how words work. Like, a silverfish is not a type of fish, bench dog is not a type of dog, etc.

    • Jack@slrpnk.net
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      58 minutes ago

      Silverfish is called so because it looks like a silvery fish. Bench dog in woodworking is something that holds things.

      But what is my point they are not fish and a dog(animal) so the words don’t always hold exact meaning.