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minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down2·2 years agoI think it’s less that biologists stopped using Latin and more that we’re running out of Latin
minus-squareRose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up32·2 years 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-up10·2 years agoAgreed, Latin needs to start pulling on its bootstraps!
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years agolanguage war intensifies
minus-squarescarrtt@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years 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-squareoo1@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoi think they do. lots of the newer “scientific” names for stuff are made up latin sounding words.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years 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
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
i think they do.
lots of the newer “scientific” names for stuff are made up latin sounding words.
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.