• hayvan@piefed.world
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    19 hours ago

    American use of “cereal” still confuses me. These are cereals:

    What they mean is chunks of sugar with some cereal flakes sprinkled here and there.

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      18 hours ago

      It’s almost like colloquial definitions follow usage, and the word “cereal” also means “breakfast cereal” which isn’t the same as the botanical definition of “cereal.” Or something. I don’t know, I’m not a dictionary.

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      14 hours ago

      Languages change, it’s just what they do. It’s kinda what makes them cool imo. Languages are alive

      No one, except maybe an academic, that speaks American English would call corn or corn kernels cereal.

      Maybe you’ll hear someone say cereal grains, but that will only be in a more academic or technical conversation.