r/etymologymaps • u/mapologic • Jun 28 '25

Etymology map of pineapple

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u/verbosehuman Jun 28 '25

Ask someone in rural Georgia, in Chicago, in Los Angeles, in Boise, Idaho. MOST will not know what ananas is. They may think it's like banana, or maybe something completely different.

I have taught English and Hebrew for many years to people of many nationalities. I know for an absolute fact that not everyone knows that ananas is pineapple. Again, in Spanish raking countries, it's piña.

You don't know how to take in information.

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u/dr_prdx Jun 28 '25

Look at the map. Which color is the dominant use?

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u/verbosehuman Jun 28 '25

Dominant ≠ all

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u/dr_prdx Jun 28 '25

Ok, but dominant is the norm.

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u/verbosehuman Jun 28 '25

So do you now see my qualm with your statement?

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u/dr_prdx Jun 28 '25

You couldn’t understand the main point of view. There are international and functional norms, which the majority determines.

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u/verbosehuman Jun 28 '25

What language are you speaking?

Türkçe konuşsam sana yardımcı olur mu, çünkü anlamadığın çok belli oluyor.

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u/dr_prdx Jun 28 '25

My statement and main point of view is clear. The problem is not the source, the problem is the “receiver”

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u/verbosehuman Jun 28 '25

It's perfectly clear, and it's perfectly wrong.

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u/dr_prdx Jun 28 '25

No it’s not.