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They are broths, not milks. No teats? No milk.
by vnchr 5y ago
They are broths, not milks. No teats? No milk.
- calvano915 5y agoLike peanut butter isn't butter. Yet I don't need to hear people complain about it whenever nut butter is brought up.
- lurquer 5y agoAnd a peanut is neither a pea nor a nut.
- tshaddox 5y agoFunny enough, it's not nut butter either, because peanuts are not nuts. And for that matter, they're not even peas!
- mixmastamyk 5y agoLove my legume-paste and jelly sammiches!
- function_seven 5y agoYes, and tomatoes are "actually" fruits, and peanuts are "really" legumes and almond butter is "not really butter." "Milk" is a fine term for any opaque liquid, white-ish in color. Especially when it substitutes well for cow's milk. Coconut milk, rice milk, almond milk, oat milk, and soy milk are well established at this point.
- adtac 5y agomilk of magnesia!
- function_seven 5y agoOh no. Adding this to your coffee is probably a bad idea. I'm going to start a campaign to rename it Broth of Magnesia to avoid such mishaps.
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- spoonjim 5y agoEverybody knows that Oatly doesn’t come out of a tit. Nobody is being misled.
- DavidVoid 5y agoWhat about coconut milk? That has been called milk for more than a century. Should we start calling it coconut broth instead? Restricting the use of the word milk to mammal products is silly imo. From a consumer standpoint it makes sense to call milk alternatives <substitute> milk (e.g., soy milk, oat milk, etc.) to make it clear to the consumer that they can use it as an alternative to regular cow milk.
- elliekelly 5y agoMilk of magnesia? Almond milk? Coconut milk? They don’t have nipples, Greg, but I can get milk from them.
- inopinatus 5y agoGatekeeping nouns has been a hiding to nothing since language began. What’s next, telling us we can’t milk chocolate?