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Similarly, the botanical definition of "nut" excludes basically everything we think of nuts. Pedants seemed to have learned that peanuts are "not nuts" but have
by tgb 7y ago
Similarly, the botanical definition of "nut" excludes basically everything we think of nuts. Pedants seemed to have learned that peanuts are "not nuts" but have yet to pick up on that almonds, pistachios, walnuts and pecans are also "not nuts."
- bena 7y agoBecause most people who like to throw around such pedantic facts only want to appear informed and by extension intelligent.
- jerf 7y agoI've developed a rule of thumb about matters culinary: "The answer to 'is X a Y?' is 'no'." Betteridge's Law of Culinary Classification, I suppose. The answer seems to be to not care at all, and aggressively ignore anyone who suggests otherwise.