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minus-squareTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoA “famine” is definitionally about food. It inherently denotes “food” unless you modify it with something else, like “cotton famine” or unless the surrounding context makes it entirely unambiguous. A “food famine” is a tautology.
minus-squareAbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoI know, I was joking.
A “famine” is definitionally about food. It inherently denotes “food” unless you modify it with something else, like “cotton famine” or unless the surrounding context makes it entirely unambiguous. A “food famine” is a tautology.
I know, I was joking.
Very fair.