Does blowing on our hot food before we put it into our mouths actually make a difference to how hot it is? (feddit.uk)

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I'm thinking that no, it doesn't. Which begs the question of why we do it? Is it a psychological thing?

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[-] morphballganon@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago

So anyone with standards is a troll now? Jesus fuck.

[-] subignition@fedia.io 1 points 8 months ago

Dictionaries are descriptive, not prescriptive; when meanings get changed by popular usage, so too do dictionaries follow.

Terribly sorry you're learning this so late in life. Might have saved yourself some frustration otherwise.

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