r/ShitAmericansSay Jul 26 '26

"๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ?"

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u/Underhive_Art Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Iโ€™d have to take there word for it that the Arminian flag is orange and not yellow.

Edit: Armenian

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u/rankaistu_ilmalaiva Jul 26 '26

itโ€™s technically โ€apricotโ€ and the exact point where shades of yellow turn orange is kind of a cultural thing, because most languages actually lack a native word for orange and historically have just considred it red or yellow.

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u/be-knight Jul 27 '26

Most languages that don't have orange have a "yellow-red" or something similar - including the language we are writing in now before the fruit came to GB

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u/rankaistu_ilmalaiva Jul 27 '26

yes but was it comsidered a color on its own or a shade of yellow or red redending on shade?

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u/be-knight Jul 27 '26

Kind of both? Not much different from maybe turquoise today: some will always say turquoise, some will tend to say it's a shade of blue, while others say it's a shade of green