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RE: African Spinach or Morogo: A Wild Herb and a Staple Food in South Africa as an Alternative to Spinach

in The Herbal Hive3 years ago

That was cool!! I don't know why it's called African spinach because from what I recall it tastes exactly like spinach, so should it be called just spinach right?

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Linguistics and taxonomy are weird areas! They are all very "fuzzy" and people tend to talk past each other haha. So to be honest, I agree with you. Why not just call it spinach? People tend to overcomplicate things too much.

I had some good (girl) friends studying linguistics at Wits! I have no idea why I am sharing this...

And yes, I agree, we overcomplicate everything, and I love it! 😁

Hahah thanks for the share! Always an interesting field. Linguists are funny people, studying alongside them makes for interesting stories.