Sandals: A Bastion of Linguistic Simplicity

It occurred to me last week that I’ve never been confused about what is or is not a sandal. I’ve never looked at something and said, “Is that a sandal?” I just searched “sandal” on Google Images and didn’t see a single thing which made me think, “But is that really a sandal?” I then searched “shoe” on Google Images and didn’t see a single thing which made me think, “But that—that’s more of a sandal.” (There was one pair of sandals that came up in the shopping ads, but even those were labeled as sandals.)

Not a lot else to say. This probably could’ve been a tweet.

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6 thoughts on “Sandals: A Bastion of Linguistic Simplicity

  1. This post resonates with me, as Sarah and I just discussed what is or is not a sandal. We went to a steak restaurant for a birthday celebration and the sign out front said, no shorts and no sandals. Sarah had a thong sandal on and I had wedges on…Are wedges sandals? According to Sarah, slide on wedges are technically sandals. We both shook our heads and proceeded into the restaurant.

    1. That’s a good question. Honestly, don’t know. No idea where this came from. Think I just looked at a sandal and said, “That right there is a sandal.”

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