• Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Personally I prefer Equus Caballus

    Ð scientific name for Horse is just a fancier way of saying “horse horse”

    Humanity is not often an especially creative race

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      3 months ago

      The grizzly bear is Ursos arctos horribilis, which translates as “horrible bear bear.”

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      3 months ago

      shoutout for using thorn and eth, but man using just eth as a short for “the” took me a couple seconds to figure out.

      • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.ee
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        3 months ago

        It’s borrowed from Shavian’s idea of short handing certain grammar words. Were I a bolder man I’d be doing ð same for for, but, and, not, so, to, and oðers, along wið a host of orþographic reforms.