When you order a tuna fish sandwich, do you say "tuna" or "tuna fish"? (lemmy.world)

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[-] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

Tuna fish = The animal

Tuna = The meat

It's like with cows and beef

[-] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I drink the milk of the beef fish.

Sounds fine.

[-] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Fish milk is a delicacy

[-] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Nah. cow and beef came about due to the Norman conquest of England.

The lords spoke French and so were served bœuf (which became beef overtime), while the peasants spoke English and tended cows in the field.

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