Yeah, that would annoy me too.
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Not a native English speaker, but didn't "jungle" in the past mean something more like "wilderness" instead of just "tropical rainforest"?
Yeah, it derives from a Hindustani word that is basically "wilderness". I'm not certain about older English usage, but given that original meaning it would make a lot of sense
Weirdly enough, the Sanskrit word that Hindustani got it from is something closer to "desert". Seems like if you go back far enough it actually specifically excludes tropical rainforests
Yes, it did at some point. Time to update, me thinks. ☝️🧐