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[-] Taniwha420@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago

I would also like entomologists to pronounce the insect orders properly. That 'p'? It belongs to the '-ter'. It's 'pter', for wing. As in 'coleo-ptera', the 'shield wing', not 'col-e-OP-tera'. Or 'neuro-ptera', the 'lace-wing', not 'neur-OP-tera'.

We actually put the accent on a syllable THAT DOESN'T FUCKING EXIST in the Greek.

Fucking nonsense.

[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 years ago
[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

I learned from ESLs. Sue me.

this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2023
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