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September 18, 2003
Any Other Kind?
Tuna. How is it that we have come to refer to this staple of the sea as "tunafish"? We know it's fish; is there a tunamammal somewhere? Or perhaps a tunaplant? Codfish is another example of this. I don't think I've ever heard any other seafood referred to in this manner, where the given, perfectly usable species name somehow "needs" to have the obvious "fish" monkier attached therupon. Salmonfish? Orange Ruffiefish? Flounderfish? I don't see these terms in common use. Swordfish, yes. Blowfish, yes. One sorta "needs" to have the "fish" aspect of these particular buggers specifically clarified, otherwise...well, you get the picture. Strange stuff floating in the brainflow at this early hour...
Posted by Turfdigger at 3:51 AM
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