a matter of great importance and relevance
May. 4th, 2005 09:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadydavemy right-thinking pennsylvanian comrades will probably wonder why i'm even bothering with this post.
Water-ice: Tasty Frozen Concoction of the Gods
first of all, for those who doubt the authenticity of the word "water-ice":
"water-ice: 1. A confection of water and sugar, flavoured and frozen."
--the the OED
not only is "water-ice" a perfectly respectable word (no slang listings here), it was used in 1818 by the edinburgh review, giving it an international usage as well as a historical one.
second of all, "italian ice" isn't listed in the OED. neither is "shaved ice," "flavored ice", or "sno-cone." "snowcone" is listed, but only as a compound under "snow" that you must scroll through an enormous list of other derivatives to find. it doesn't even get its own proper OED definition, whereas "water-ice" is the primary definition for the word, the second being something scientific that is even more redundant. furthermore, the definition of "snowcone" is given, by some random magazine, as thus:
"1969 Daily Tel. 6 June 18 A *snowcone is a paper cup of flavoured shaved ice, highly popular among children""
as you can see, this definition is highly exclusive, and would not apply to any treat that was: 1. not served in a paper cup; 2. made of ice that was not shaved; or 3. was highly popular among anyone besides children.
finally, "water-ice" proves to have a more reasonable etymology than expected, as the OED lists for one definition of "ice" as "5. a. A frozen confection." in comparison to other frozen confections, such as ice-cream, it becomes clear that they are named based on their primary ingredient besides flavoring.
in conclusion, we have a concise, respectably agéd phrase recognized as legitimate by the OED that broadly defines a whole category of tasty treats. since there are no better-sounding feasible alternatives readily available, i see no reason why i can't use it with impunity.
and as for it sounding stupid, i offer you some similarly silly-sounding or inanely-named food-oriented words, plucked off the top of my head:
chickpea
pineapple
grapefruit
strawberry
squash
chicken-fried steak
chicken-fried chicken
black-eyed peas
coconut milk
au jus gravy
hot dog
hamburger
french fries
ketchup/catsup
milkshake
grits
ala mode
and much, much more!
oh, and the word "kansas"? totally sounds like 1. the gollum-ized plural of "can" or 2. a rather rude reference to the posterior of a cylindrical metal container/toilet/obsolete term for drinking vessel. i mean, honestly, it just looks silly. i don't care that it's named after a former local indian tribe, i just think it sounds funny.
in fact, i think the word is stupid.
:}P*
now i am hungry. must study for english exam.
Water-ice: Tasty Frozen Concoction of the Gods
first of all, for those who doubt the authenticity of the word "water-ice":
"water-ice: 1. A confection of water and sugar, flavoured and frozen."
--the the OED
not only is "water-ice" a perfectly respectable word (no slang listings here), it was used in 1818 by the edinburgh review, giving it an international usage as well as a historical one.
second of all, "italian ice" isn't listed in the OED. neither is "shaved ice," "flavored ice", or "sno-cone." "snowcone" is listed, but only as a compound under "snow" that you must scroll through an enormous list of other derivatives to find. it doesn't even get its own proper OED definition, whereas "water-ice" is the primary definition for the word, the second being something scientific that is even more redundant. furthermore, the definition of "snowcone" is given, by some random magazine, as thus:
"1969 Daily Tel. 6 June 18 A *snowcone is a paper cup of flavoured shaved ice, highly popular among children""
as you can see, this definition is highly exclusive, and would not apply to any treat that was: 1. not served in a paper cup; 2. made of ice that was not shaved; or 3. was highly popular among anyone besides children.
finally, "water-ice" proves to have a more reasonable etymology than expected, as the OED lists for one definition of "ice" as "5. a. A frozen confection." in comparison to other frozen confections, such as ice-cream, it becomes clear that they are named based on their primary ingredient besides flavoring.
in conclusion, we have a concise, respectably agéd phrase recognized as legitimate by the OED that broadly defines a whole category of tasty treats. since there are no better-sounding feasible alternatives readily available, i see no reason why i can't use it with impunity.
and as for it sounding stupid, i offer you some similarly silly-sounding or inanely-named food-oriented words, plucked off the top of my head:
chickpea
pineapple
grapefruit
strawberry
squash
chicken-fried steak
chicken-fried chicken
black-eyed peas
coconut milk
au jus gravy
hot dog
hamburger
french fries
ketchup/catsup
milkshake
grits
ala mode
and much, much more!
oh, and the word "kansas"? totally sounds like 1. the gollum-ized plural of "can" or 2. a rather rude reference to the posterior of a cylindrical metal container/toilet/obsolete term for drinking vessel. i mean, honestly, it just looks silly. i don't care that it's named after a former local indian tribe, i just think it sounds funny.
in fact, i think the word is stupid.
:}P*
now i am hungry. must study for english exam.