4 ms·
> It's the cow dairy industry that is trying to appropriate the word. The word milk can be traced back thousands of years to the indo-european form h₂melǵ- whi
by xdennis 4y ago
> It's the cow dairy industry that is trying to appropriate the word.
The word milk can be traced back thousands of years to the indo-european form h₂melǵ- which means... milk. Your attempt to re-frame this is ridiculous.
> Also, "milk" has referred to any thick, white substance for centuries now. Consider "milk of magnesia".
These are called metaphors. They do not attempt to mislead and confuse people.
The whole point of calling almond juice "milk" is to confuse people.
- fineIllregister 4y ago> The word milk can be traced back thousands of years to the indo-european... Well, if you develop time travel, then this information will come in handy. That has no bearing on how the word is used now or has been used for 100s of years. > They do not attempt to mislead and confuse people. I'm not sure how you can accuse "Oatly" or "Almond Breeze" of trying to mislead. The biggest word on their packaging is the main ingredient. Most non-dairy milks have a picture of the main ingredient on it. If people are confused by that, then they'll just as easily confuse orange juice for milk. > The whole point of calling almond juice "milk"... Is because it is a milk, and people can use it like any other milk.