"It's like comparing apples and oranges"
I always thought that it meant, "you're trying to compare two totally different things," but now I see that it means, "despite many similarities, the overall taste and benefits of the two fruits are entirely different."
comparing apples and oranges...
1- skin to protect the fruit within
2- they're fruits
3- contain the genetic material to create a new tree in their wake
4- go great with breakfast and lunch, but aren't really eaten at dinner-time
5- create juice when juiced in a juicer
6- come from trees
6.5- can be sold straight from the tree, THEREBY NEGATING the statement that "money doesn't grow on trees,"
7- contain essential nutrients to sustain a healthy body
8- are integral to the part of the food pyramid that says "10 servings of fruits a day"
9 - different species appeal to different people (mandarin oranges & washington apples)
10 - jugglable.
contrasting apples and oranges...
1- taste
2- color
3- vitamin content
4- the tree they come from
5- skin thickness
6- the genetic material contained within their respective seeds create different species of trees.
6.5- depending on the market, apples may or may not be more valuable than oranges.
7- Smell
I think it would be more accurate to say... 'it's like comparing tablets to clay tablets.' orr.. it's like comparing... 'dogs to nitrogen.'
Last edited by [LoD]Teriya; 03/27/15 08:02 AM.
