do you think sand is called sand, because it is between sea and land?

[apho]

i wonder

[Oggy246]

but isnt sand is land?

[apho]

not sure if i consider sand to be land, tbh its on the bottom of the ocean aswell so i guess it does not

[Oggy246]

Publicado originalmente por apho:

not sure if i consider sand to be land, tbh its on the bottom of the ocean aswell so i guess it does not

if sand ≠ land because its in the bottom of the ocean then some sand isnt between sea and land and therefore...

[REZ₪NIK]

Publicado originalmente por apho:

not sure if i consider sand to be land, tbh its on the bottom of the ocean aswell so i guess it does not

If the ocean floor isn't land what is it?

[Radene]

Eh, Anglosphere problems. We have a less confusing language that makes sure sand doesn't sound even remotely like either, much less a mix of both! Mwa ha ha!

[apho]

guys i have no clue this is why im asking, i mean most countries claim the coast area infront of their land to some point because of the ground it is connected with

[Oggy246]

Publicado originalmente por apho:

guys i have no clue this is why im asking, i mean most countries claim the coast area infront of their land to some point because of the ground it is connected with

then sand in the bottom of the ocean is land

[Kayhan]

I hate sand

[apho]

Publicado originalmente por Kayhan:

I hate sand

lets not become sandphobic in this threat please

[Kayhan]

Publicado originalmente por apho:

Publicado originalmente por Kayhan:

I hate sand

lets not become sandphobic in this threat please

But it's course and rough and it gets everywhere.

[REZ₪NIK]

Just asked mum and she said yes, sand is called sand because it's on the border of sea and land so there you have it case closed. someone update the wiki

[apho]

Publicado originalmente por ☭「Natcyka」☭:

Publicado originalmente por apho:

guys i have no clue this is why im asking, i mean most countries claim the coast area infront of their land to some point because of the ground it is connected with

then sand in the bottom of the ocean is land

so if that is the case, if i put that sand into a jar do i have land in a jar? and i have 2 of those do i have 2 lands?

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

FWIW sand is often found in places that are quite far from the sea.

anyway:

Etymology 1
From Middle English sand, from Old English sand, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz (compare West Frisian sân, Dutch zand, German Sand, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian sand), from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos (compare Latin sabulum, Ancient Greek ἄμαθος (ámathos)), from *sem- (“to pour”) (compare English dialectal samel (“sand bottom”), Old Irish to-ess-sem (“to pour out”), Latin sentina (“bilge water”), Lithuanian sémti (“to scoop”), Ancient Greek ἀμάω (amáō, “to gather”), ἄμη (ámē, “water bucket”)).

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sand

[Cassidy]

Deserts are full of sand, deserts are land, so sand is land, kind of.

[DeadlyDialga]

I know I’m getting r/woooshed here but I’m doing it anyways.
Sand comes from a proto-German word “zand”, meaning or relating to the unstable or wet ground near a river or other body of water (thank you 8th grade English)
Then language happened and meanings got screwed up.