Two things that cannot occupy the same place...

[Alain Dekker]

I'm not sure how to ask this question, but you know how you watch a movie
about, say, the Ancient Eqyptians and one of the characters is wearing a
wristwatch. There's a word for that faux pas, which is, I think
"anachronism".

My question is, lets say you are watching a movie about polar bears and they
show you, or talk about, polar bears catching and eating Emporer penguins.

Now polar bears are strictly North Pole and Emporer penguins are strictly
South Pole. This cannot happen.

What is the term, if there is one, for this, please?

Thanks,
Alain

[stan vincent]

faux pas or mistake
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