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Is "seafood" inclusive of "seaweed"?
I told Korean friends not to label a (non-commercial) package of seaweed as "seafood", but it is from the sea and it is food, so now I'm not sure.
How common is it to refer to "seaweed" as "seafood"...
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Is a ship's biscuit a biscuit or a cake?
Cakes go hard when they are stale. Biscuits go soft when they are stale.
So, what about a ship's biscuit?
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Are all myths superstitions, or are all superstitions myths?
Are all myths superstitions, or is it the other way around, i.e. all superstition being myths?
Or can these words basically be used interchangeably?
The dictionary definitions of these words seem ...
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What is the proper name for "AM" and "PM"?
I know that AM/PM is for ante/post meridiem, but what is it actually called? Meridian indicator? 12 hour indicator? Something way more clever?
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Is a thumb also a finger?
The thumb has a different name compared to the other fingers (index, middle, ring, little) and it does not end with "finger".
Also, when referring to the hand, I have seen literature where it is ...
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What are: province, territory, protectorate, state...?
Often a country will have regions called "provinces" or "states". Other times they are called "territories" and "protectorates".
Is there a generic term for these words?
Is there a full list of ...
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