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It's truly a shame (startrek.website)
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[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 5 points 9 months ago

Aristotle is only pronounced like that because Aristoteles was somehow too confusing for English speakers.

[-] archon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

Now that you mention it.. he's indeed called Aristoteles in my language.. never noticed the spelling difference in english!

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 9 months ago

Yup. The British did weird stuff to Roman names out of victorian reasons.

Hadrianus becomes Hadrian, because of anus. They then also shortened others like Pompeius becoming Pompey etc.

[-] FluminaInMaria@mander.xyz 3 points 9 months ago

I know I'm furthering the immature narrative, butt:

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

Sounds like we did him a favor.

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