Tuna or Tuna fish

Snooze · Post by **Snooze** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:12 pm

This is the kind of thing that bugs the crap out of me when I hear it... sort of like PIN number, ya know? It's redundant!

So which version do you say?

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:16 pm

Um....

tuna fish

Well, I voted for neither as I don't eat tuna but I do say.... tuna fish.

*slinking away....*

Snooze · Post by **Snooze** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:20 pm

RedGlitter;737708 wrote: Um....

tuna fish

Well, I voted for neither as I don't eat tuna but I do say.... tuna fish.

*slinking away....*

No no no! Do you say tuna fish fishermen?

Oh Red. :-1

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:28 pm

My kitty eats the tuna.......

Lisa · Post by **Lisa** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:29 pm

I just say tuna. I like it best in a salad with lots of tomatoes and cheese.:yh_drool

You know it's the......Check Enough These He.

Sorry wrong thread.

I couldn't help myself.:sneaky::rolleyes:

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:36 pm

Snooze;737711 wrote: No no no! Do you say tuna fish fishermen?

Oh Red. :-1

*tee hee* No, I don't say tuna fish fishermen. I'm not that bad! Am I redeemed??

Lisa;737716 wrote: I just say tuna. I like it best in a salad with lots of tomatoes and cheese.

You know it's the......Check Enough These He.

Sorry wrong thread. I couldn't help myself.:sneaky:

Okay I've said it five times...why am I not getting that one??

Now it's bugging me!

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:10 pm

I have a Tuna Fish Sandwich, or salid, but I fish for Tuna!!!

Lisa · Post by **Lisa** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:23 pm

Lisa;737716 wrote: I

You know it's the......Check Enough These He.

Sorry wrong thread.

I couldn't help myself.:sneaky::rolleyes:

Okay I've said it five times...why am I not getting that one??

Now it's bugging me!

name brand of tuna http://www.chickenofthesea.com/ Shhh:yh_shhhh

Snooze · Post by **Snooze** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:54 pm

cars;737731 wrote: I have a Tuna Fish Sandwich, or salid, but I fish for Tuna!!!

Okay, but do you say 'salmon fish'? Or maybe 'sardine fish'? Why does tuna get fish added on the end like that? Is there some other kind of tuna it might be, so it needs to be specified? Like someone might get a tuna bird mixed up with a tuna dog.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:55 pm

:wah:...tuna dog

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:58 pm

Tuna fish! Sorry just the way I was raised! :wah:

moonpie · Post by **moonpie** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:26 pm

Tuna sandwich only. No way - with Tuna helper.

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:47 pm

I actually say both:o

I never really thought about it before....but I say either or....

moonpie · Post by **moonpie** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:52 pm

WonderW3 love your cute fat kitty!:)

cars · Post by **cars** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:53 pm

Snooze;737749 wrote: Okay, but do you say 'salmon fish'? Or maybe 'sardine fish'? Why does tuna get fish added on the end like that? Is there some other kind of tuna it might be, so it needs to be specified? Like someone might get a tuna bird mixed up with a tuna dog.

It's called a Tuna Fish sandwich cause that's what my mom & her mom called it. Likewise, I like Salmon fish sandwiches, but I again fish for Salmon. That's not to say, the Tuna dog should not to be confused with a Corn dog! :wah:

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:39 pm

Who cares?

:yh_rotfl:yh_hypno:yh_giggle:yh_dance:rolleyes:

Resonal identification number number.

:yh_eyerol

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:40 pm

Is this chicken I'm eating or is this tuna?

:-2:-3:wah:

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:55 pm

Interesting. I always thought this was a linguistic thing. In Australia, it's always just tuna. In the States I've only ever heard tuna-fish, though it seems some of you do say just tuna. One thing I also noticed is that here in Australia, having a salmon sandwich is much more common than a tuna sandwich, and tinned salmon is more common too than canned tunafish, which here tends to be drier and a bit darker meat than the American version.

theia · Post by **theia** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:13 am

Tuna!

Mind you, I can't stand "train station" either.

Snooze · Post by **Snooze** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:42 am

valerie;737806 wrote: Who cares?

:yh_rotfl:yh_hypno:yh_giggle:yh_dance

Resonal identification number number.

:yh_eyerol

Personal PIN number :-5

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:28 am

depends if i'm speaking british or american - tuna in british, tunafish in american.

could be confused, i suppose, with tuna musical instrument.

Indian Princess · Post by **Indian Princess** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:37 am

Tuna

Whit Albacore

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:37 am

just tuna for me!

I agree with you snoozie, ATM machine is another one......:-5

:wah:

Post by **spot** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:56 am

Snooze;737749 wrote: Okay, but do you say 'salmon fish'? Or maybe 'sardine fish'? Why does tuna get fish added on the end like that? Is there some other kind of tuna it might be, so it needs to be specified? Like someone might get a tuna bird mixed up with a tuna dog.

Anything I say is going to be wrong. I even know some of it's wrong before I say it.

The common eel of New Zealand is a tuna, I know that's irrelevant but it fits your tuna bird or tuna dog. That one I know is wrong already.

It's been pointed out that it's regional, rather like the way Australians catch Cray while the rest of us catch Crayfish. If you go back a thousand years it was neither, it was the Crevasse, the English just corrupted the word. That doesn't help other than to remove the possible equivalence of crayfish with tuna fish.

The tuna is commonly tunny in England and that's the form of an adjective rather than a noun. Tuna/Tunny started out as Greek meaning "darting" so referring to it as a darting fish might be at the back of the combination.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:59 am

spot;737994 wrote: Anything I say is going to be wrong. I even know some of it's wrong before I say it.

The common eel of New Zealand is a tuna, I know that's irrelevant but it fits your tuna bird or tuna dog. That one I know is wrong already.

It's been pointed out that it's regional, rather like the way Australians catch Cray while the rest of us catch Crayfish. If you go back a thousand years it was neither, it was the Crevasse, the English just corrupted the word. That doesn't help other than to remove the possible equivalence of crayfish with tuna fish.

The tuna is commonly tunny in England and that's the form of an adjective rather than a noun. Tuna/Tunny started out as Greek meaning "darting" so referring to it as a darting fish might be at the back of the combination.

and you pronounce it "choona"

Post by **spot** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:10 am

sunny104;737997 wrote: and you pronounce it "choona"

No, I annoy everyone and pronounce it tuna.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:19 am

spot;738013 wrote: No, I annoy everyone and pronounce it tuna.

I pronounce it that way, too!

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:24 am

I can tune a guitar, but I can't tuna fish.

Gotta be just Tuna, I mean, you wouldn't say Haddock fish would you?...would you?

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:49 am

Ummmm .... whats tuna fish. Is that like Cod Fish, Plaice Fish or Haddock Fish

I love tuna .................................. likes it best with FRUITCAKE !!

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:52 am

ThePheasant;738052 wrote:

I love tuna .................................. likes it best with FRUITCAKE !!

and icecream?

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:55 am

lemon_and_mint;738057 wrote: and icecream?

YES!!!

Tuna and fruitcake ice-cream!! Yummy :wah:

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:40 pm

Mount Fujiyama.

Snooze · Post by **Snooze** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:47 pm

AussiePam;738177 wrote: Mount Fujiyama.

I'm not sure I get that one, but I think I can guess... would it be like Mount Shasta Mountain?

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:00 pm

Yes, Snooze, I've forgotten more Japanese than I ever knew, but yama means mountain, er probably.

I wonder if some of the expressions are there to avoid misunderstanding. For instance, if you used station in Australia, everyone would know you meant train station. If you meant bus station, you'd say that. Whereas in the States it must be more problematic.

Riding - in Australia would refer to horseback riding, unless the context showed something else.

Hockey - here means the sort you play on grass. Ice hockey is how we specify what North Americans understand by hockey.

There must be lots of other examples.

I didn't know about tunny. Interesting. A tunny fish - I can imagine that expression being carrried over to America, where British settlement was a bit earlier. Maybe the later Cockneys and Irish mix who came to Australia didn't use that expression, so we just got tuna. ???

Post by **spot** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:08 pm

I've spent a lifetime thinking a station in Australia meant a farm. I'm horrified that I should be so adrift.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:10 pm

Mmmmmmmm

Yeah.. Dunno though. Thought we called them cattle /sheep stations??? But then I'm a city girl.