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[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I think it's more that they used an existing word for a concept that has nothing to do with its original meaning, or only in an extremely abstracted sense. This is certainly true of quark flavours and colour.

[-] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 months ago

Wait, so they all taste the same?

[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Yup! Curd cheese.

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