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minus-squarerockerface@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down2·11 months agoI think it’s less that biologists stopped using Latin and more that we’re running out of Latin
minus-squareRose Thorne@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up32·11 months agoWell then, invent more. People keep saying it’s a dead language, but I keep seeing it around. Sounds more like a goddamn lazy language to me!
minus-squareCustoslibera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·11 months agoAgreed, Latin needs to start pulling on its bootstraps!
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agolanguage war intensifies
minus-squareoo1@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoi think they do. lots of the newer “scientific” names for stuff are made up latin sounding words.
minus-squarescarrtt@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoNot to ruin the moment here or anything but this is the first properly funny comment I’ve seen on Lemmy. I used to spend most of my time on Reddit just hunting around for funny comments so I feel like the transition is now complete, so thanks
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-211 months agoWhen they come up with names like ‘Tachymenoides Harrisonfordi’ for a snake that was discovered last year, I think they’ll be fine for a while.
I think it’s less that biologists stopped using Latin and more that we’re running out of Latin
Well then, invent more.
People keep saying it’s a dead language, but I keep seeing it around. Sounds more like a goddamn lazy language to me!
Agreed, Latin needs to start pulling on its bootstraps!
language war intensifies
i think they do.
lots of the newer “scientific” names for stuff are made up latin sounding words.
Not to ruin the moment here or anything but this is the first properly funny comment I’ve seen on Lemmy. I used to spend most of my time on Reddit just hunting around for funny comments so I feel like the transition is now complete, so thanks
When they come up with names like ‘Tachymenoides Harrisonfordi’ for a snake that was discovered last year, I think they’ll be fine for a while.