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Americans really do label things like cave men just saying the most simple words to describe something:

  • Eggplant > looks like an egg and is a plant
  • Sidewalk > side of road you walk on

I’m all out of example but I’m sure there are more like this and I like it.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Parkway and driveway got mixed up for some reason

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Whoever named those must be descended from the people that named Iceland and Greenland

[-] joel_feila@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Parkway was a road that went near park or other scenic spot. Drive ways were drives that connected private estates to a main road. Way back in the day those could actually be long enough the main house was not visible from the main road.

[-] Grappling7155@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

It’s not unique to Americans. A lot of cultures use compound words to describe new things

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