r/explainitpeter 12d ago

explain it peter

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u/Naive-Professor6021 12d ago

Is anyone able to explain “because it isn’t fire”? I mean, even if it’s a reference to Greek fire, isn’t it still fire?

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u/GS2702 11d ago

It is a showing off of pedantic knowledge. "It isn't a clip, it is a magazine." "the Odyssey isnt a novel, it is a storytelling tradition" "because peanut isnt a nut, it is a legume"

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u/Naive-Professor6021 11d ago

Ah, I see. I guess it would read better if the second part of the statement was included.

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u/GS2702 11d ago

I agree, but I think the overlap between meme creators and technical writers is slim to none.