Werkrobotwerk Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Is it June yet? if not just ignore this thread till it is. We've done several years of this so you probably already know how this works, but for anyone new, Every day I ask you a question if you feel like it you answer it if you don't feel like answering, then don't. It's fine. You can skip it if the question is too personal, not interesting, not applicable, or if you just don't feel like it! I'll usually post by 10am eastern if you'd like to answer in the form of a picture, or elaborate on the question, go for it. just obey the general forum rules when you do so. Everyone is encouraged to suggest future questions to be posted via PM to Talespinner or Morihalda Ok so it's technically not June yet I'm just posting early so I don't accidentally merge the first two posts like I have every other month. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werkrobotwerk Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 June 1 what are two things you were surprised to find were just different names for the same thing? (example, chickpea and garbanzo bean) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitM Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 13 minutes ago, Werkrobotwerk said: June 1 what are two things you were surprised to find were just different names for the same thing? (example, chickpea and garbanzo bean) That cilantro and coriander are (different parts of) the same plant. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranky Dog Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Werkrobotwerk said: June 1 what are two things you were surprised to find were just different names for the same thing? (example, chickpea and garbanzo bean) Today, I discovered that chickpeas and garbanzo beans are the same thing. Granted, I'm not a legume expert. Generally speaking, just being bilingual holds a few surprises. It took me years to realize that the French word for nitrogen (azote) were the same element. It wasn't until I learned the periodic table in high school that I understood what that "N" stood for. So much of the rest of the periodic table has Latin or Greek roots that make sense in French. As a further confusing example. The French word for vegetable *is* "légume". What's called a legume in English, we call "légumineuse". Edited June 1, 2021 by Cranky Dog 8 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarah Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Werkrobotwerk said: June 1 what are two things you were surprised to find were just different names for the same thing? (example, chickpea and garbanzo bean) I recently found out that doves and pigeons are the same species. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper_the_2nd Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Werkrobotwerk said: June 1 what are two things you were surprised to find were just different names for the same thing? (example, chickpea and garbanzo bean) 15 minutes ago, Inarah said: I recently found out that doves and pigeons are the same species. My wife gets very upset when I call morning doves pigeons 8 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Werkrobotwerk said: June 1 what are two things you were surprised to find were just different names for the same thing? (example, chickpea and garbanzo bean) Puma, hellcat, cougar, mountain lion. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManvsMini Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Werkrobotwerk said: June 1 what are two things you were surprised to find were just different names for the same thing? (example, chickpea and garbanzo bean) Grits and polenta. Both are from ground corn, just different types of corn. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Werkrobotwerk said: June 1 what are two things you were surprised to find were just different names for the same thing? (example, chickpea and garbanzo bean) Nothing springs to mind. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iridil Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Werkrobotwerk said: June 1 what are two things you were surprised to find were just different names for the same thing? (example, chickpea and garbanzo bean) Well... I guess this fits the question: Ground Cherries and Gooseberries are both names for Physalis species with round fruit. But there are not at all related to the gooseberry I think of which is in the Ribes genus. This resulted in a long disagreement between me and a friend who kept calling the Physalis we had growing in the yard gooseberries. The Green gooseberry below is the Ribus kind. So one term for two things and two terms for one thing! 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezler the Polychromatic Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Werkrobotwerk said: June 1 what are two things you were surprised to find were just different names for the same thing? (example, chickpea and garbanzo bean) Our locally famous saskatoon berries are called juneberries in the U.S.. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWulfe Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Werkrobotwerk said: June 1 what are two things you were surprised to find were just different names for the same thing? (example, chickpea and garbanzo bean) 3 hours ago, Jasper_the_2nd said: ^drat, someone else beat me to the Flammable / Inflammable cabinets we have in Canada. First is English, the second is French.... Other than that confusing my six year old mind, nothing comes immediately to mind. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TaleSpinner Posted June 1, 2021 Moderator Share Posted June 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Jasper_the_2nd said: My wife gets very upset when I call morning doves pigeons LOL Really throw her for a loop and start calling pigeons by their lesser known, official common name, "Rock Dove". 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylverthorne Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Werkrobotwerk said: June 1 what are two things you were surprised to find were just different names for the same thing? (example, chickpea and garbanzo bean) I was going to cite the mountain lion, somebody beat me to it. Sadly, nothing else comes to mind, although if it did, it'd probably be food-related.. ^^; 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Dean Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 7 hours ago, Werkrobotwerk said: June 1 what are two things you were surprised to find were just different names for the same thing? (example, chickpea and garbanzo bean) Yucca root/Cassava/Manioc are all the same thing. My elder son introduced me to yucca fries at his favorite Peruvian chicken place, and when I went to make some myself, I was surprised to find that it was the poisonous manioc that I remember a long dissertation about how to make safe to eat in The Swiss Family Robinson which I re-read many times in early life. After that, I made sure that I cooked it appropriately, and generally leave it to the pros. 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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