Oxymorons

[stephec]

I don't call a deep fat fryer a pan.

Or the range that's used for frying in the chippy either.

The good thing about pan fried, as opposed to just fried, is that a restaurant can charge an extra £5.00 for the meal.

 

[Mike Ayling]

"Organic" fruit and veges
Soy etc "milk"

 

[DaveReading]

"Organic" fruit and veges

Fruit and veg described as organic are produced without the use of man-made fertilizers, synthetic pesticides, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and radiation.

What do you think would be a better term to use?

 

[Profpointy]

I don't call a deep fat fryer a pan.

OK so does that mean chips are different if done in a deep fryer rather than in a chip pan on the gas stove

 

[Rusty Nails]

OK so does that mean chips are different if done in a deep fryer rather than in a chip pan on the gas stove

Yes. They are served in a paper bag and cost more.

 

[Alex321]

OK so does that mean chips are different if done in a deep fryer rather than in a chip pan on the gas stove

No inherent difference, but the utensil used is different. One is a pan, the other isn't.

 

[Mike Ayling]

Fruit and veg described as organic are produced without the use of man-made fertilizers, synthetic pesticides, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and radiation.

What do you think would be a better term to use?

All fruit and veges are by definition organic.
I object to the appropriation of the word to describe a minute section of fruit and veges that are produced.

BTW did you know that the word vegan is from an Australian First Nations word meaning incompetent hunter?

 

[Drago]

Completely agree. "Organic" food is the daftest, most nonsensical term since Accy renamed his female maid "Chicken George."

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Clearly misunderstood

 

[glasgowcyclist]

All fruit and veges are by definition organic.
I object to the appropriation of the word to describe a minute section of fruit and veges that are produced.

The term isn't an oxymoron though.

I get that you dislike it but it wouldn't be necessary if everything was grown naturally (organically) instead of using pesticides and other chemicals.

There is a need to distinguish between fruit and veg that's naturally produced and that which is grown with the intervention of man-made chemicals.

'Organic' expresses that and is easy to understand.

 

[figbat]

The term isn't an oxymoron though.

Most posted here aren’t. In this case, even if you take the purest definition of ‘organic ‘ and apply it to the phrase ‘organic vegetables’ it is, at best, a tautology.

 

[Alex321]

Most posted here aren’t. In this case, even if you take the purest definition of ‘organic ‘ and apply it to the phrase ‘organic vegetables’ it is, at best, a tautology.

I think most of the ones posted here are tautologies rather than oxymorons. Which are close to being opposites of each other.

 

[Drago]

'Organic' expresses that and is easy to understand.

Or confuses those with working braincells.

But it isn't an oxymoron, youre right. Its just daft.

 

[winjim]

Biochemist here. One of the things we're trained to understand is context. HTH.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

OK so does that mean chips are different if done in a deep fryer rather than in a chip pan on the gas stove

The former are not served up by the fire brigade.