• TheDrunkard@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s a good thing that English isn’t actually defined by any one person or entity, and simply by its usage. That means this is bullshit.

    • Jesse@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      As you say in your first sentence, language is by consensus. And, the long-standing consensus among ichthyologists is to use exactly this terminology, and you’ll find it consistently across the scientific literature for generations now.

  • pythonoob@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    I don’t care if the person is technically correct or not, any time I hear ‘fishes’ I cringe.