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When I was young I was taught that pink is a light shade of red. But what kids these days call pink seems to me to be a bright magenta.
by wdutch 5mo ago
When I was young I was taught that pink is a light shade of red. But what kids these days call pink seems to me to be a bright magenta.
- dotancohen 5mo agoThe word "pink" is derived from a name this flower had about 600 years ago: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Dianthus_caryophyllus_L_%28Clove_pink%29.JPG https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Dianthus... So however you see that flower, that's the literal pink prototype.
- IAmBroom 5mo agoAnd the flower is named for its "cutmarks" on its petal edges, which resemble pinking on cut fabric.
- dotancohen 5mo agoThank you.