The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 4 个月前Coming up with desserts that can be described as "colossal" is a proud American tradition.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square56linkfedilinkarrow-up1195arrow-down112
arrow-up1183arrow-down1imageComing up with desserts that can be described as "colossal" is a proud American tradition.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 4 个月前message-square56linkfedilink
minus-squareMammyWhammy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up53·4 个月前This is a “at what point does a knife become a sword” type of thing isn’t it?
minus-squareexasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·4 个月前It’s already a modification to the word to describe something smaller (a cake baked in a cup), so going back the other way seems like a redundancy. Like a giant pygmy hippo. With your knife/sword example, maybe the best analogy is describing the shortest longsword.
minus-squareSocsa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 个月前I have a 14" carving knife which is considered a sword in some parts of Europe.
minus-squareDroechai@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 个月前The smallest messer before it becomes a regular knife
minus-squareDroechai@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 个月前Messer in English refers to the sword with knife handle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messer_(sword)
minus-squarespizzat2@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 个月前Sorry, I was just being silly. I am aware of the English meaning. I even linked to the same page you did. I guess I failed to communicate my snark properly.
minus-squareDroechai@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 个月前No worries, I misread stuff all the time so it doesn’t have to be on you :)
This is a “at what point does a knife become a sword” type of thing isn’t it?
It’s already a modification to the word to describe something smaller (a cake baked in a cup), so going back the other way seems like a redundancy.
Like a giant pygmy hippo.
With your knife/sword example, maybe the best analogy is describing the shortest longsword.
I have a 14" carving knife which is considered a sword in some parts of Europe.
IPad mini all over again.
The smallest messer before it becomes a regular knife
Confused German noises …
Messer in English refers to the sword with knife handle
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messer_(sword)
Sorry, I was just being silly. I am aware of the English meaning. I even linked to the same page you did. I guess I failed to communicate my snark properly.
No worries, I misread stuff all the time so it doesn’t have to be on you :)