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minus-squareDannyBoy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·4 months agoBy that definition could you have a swamp bog, a swamp fen, a marsh bog, and a marsh fen?
minus-squarewia@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·edit-24 months agoWildlife biologist here, Absolutely. Oddly enough I usually see/write it fen/bog marsh. There are tons of other qualifiers too, like salt marsh, tidal marsh and such. The same applies for all 4 examples if it’s needed. Salt swamps and fresh water swamps and such.
minus-squareNeatNit@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoI’ll have a tidal salt fen marsh, with extra tide.
minus-squareNielsBohron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months ago Oddly enough I usually see/write it fen/bog marsh. I was going to ask about the order of adjectives, actually, since I find esoteric grammar rules oddly interesting and have been on a bit of a “adjectives hierarchy” kick lately.
minus-squarePilon23@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoI’m also curious. Can’t find a way to subscribe to a thread, so I’m leaving a comment to check back later
By that definition could you have a swamp bog, a swamp fen, a marsh bog, and a marsh fen?
Wildlife biologist here, Absolutely.
Oddly enough I usually see/write it fen/bog marsh. There are tons of other qualifiers too, like salt marsh, tidal marsh and such.
The same applies for all 4 examples if it’s needed. Salt swamps and fresh water swamps and such.
I’ll have a tidal salt fen marsh, with extra tide.
I was going to ask about the order of adjectives, actually, since I find esoteric grammar rules oddly interesting and have been on a bit of a “adjectives hierarchy” kick lately.
I’m also curious. Can’t find a way to subscribe to a thread, so I’m leaving a comment to check back later