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Sroonaka616 · 31-35, M
Tuna fish refers to the meat meat.
Tuna is the animal.
But i get that English is a strange language

exexec · 70-79, C
That question has bugged me since I was a child. As a result, I never say "tuna fish".
Livingwell · 61-69, M
I love tuna fish with diced onion.😋
DragonFruit · 70-79, M
I just call it "tuna"...and I don't know why a lot of people call it "tuna fish".
According to the internet

"Tuna" refers to the fish:
This is the common understanding, referring to the species of fish itself.

"Tuna fish" refers to the prepared product:
This phrase specifically denotes tuna that has been processed, usually canned or in a processed form like a salad.

Historical context:
The phrase "tuna fish" gained prominence with the introduction of canned tuna in the early 20th century.
HiYou12 · 51-55, M
I had me a chicken bird sandwich yesterday. 🙋🏻
WaryWitchWandering · 36-40, F
Beef cow sandwich
Chicken dinosaur sandwich
SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
Bacon Pig Cheeseburger Cow
Vericusalt · 26-30, F
A little redundant.
Matt85 · 36-40, M
so noone confuses it with tuna giraffe
Just how language grew.

Fish sandwich, the tuna fish sandwich, then can't tune a fish sandwich...
Thatsright · 61-69, M
Pig bacon and chicken eggs.
SpudMuffin · 61-69, M
Only in America...
pdockal · 56-60, M
Tuna refers to the living creature
Tuna fish refers to the processed canned meat used for sandwiches
Ambroseguy80 · 56-60, M
Because it’s a steak cow burger 🍔
Vin53 · M
You can tune a piano but you can't tune a fish is why.
heavyone2 · 61-69, M
"ham-burger" = "hunk-o-that-cow" sandwich......🥸
Captain · 61-69, M
Yes daft really because tuna don't fish ?

 
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