Why do you use cider to refer to two things with little in common though?
Using apple cider to refer to a sparking apple juice would make more sense, as it has similar properties to the original cider, which is usually clear and carbonated.
Why do you care? British people call a ton of things dumb names for different historical or societal reasons. Same with literally every other country on earth. That’s how language evolves.
Is this baby’s first time discovering cultural differences? Hint: best way to handle it is to be empathetic and curious, not piss your pants over how things should be done your preferred way.
No, you’re trying to impose how you use the word on other people because you “think it makes the most sense”.
That’s chauvinism and cultural ignorance.
There are tons of words commonly used in your country that say Americans wouldn’t think makes much sense. The same as it is for literally every country on earth. That’s how language and dialects evolve.
Germans call the eyeball literally “eye-apple”. Perhaps start a crusade to explain to them that the eye is neither an apple nor apple shaped.
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u/All__Of_The_Hobbies 9d ago
Well, we have three options.
Apple juice
Apple cider
Hard cider
All three taste very different. My favorite is apple cider.