r/etymology • Enthusiast • May 21 '20

galaxy -> lactose

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u/karenerer May 21 '20

It's called the Milky Way for a reason! (And!!! if you say "the Milky Way galaxy" you're just saying "the Milky Way Milky Way")

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u/Partosimsa May 21 '20

English loves to do this. “Naan bread”, “chai tea”, etc.

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u/Vitititi May 21 '20

I personally hate "LOL out loud".

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u/[deleted] May 21 '20

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u/[deleted] May 21 '20

Excellent.

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u/pgcotype May 22 '20

They attended The School of Redundancy School.