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[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Personally I prefer Equus Caballus

Ð scientific name for Horse is just a fancier way of saying "horse horse"

Humanity is not often an especially creative race

[–] lengau@midwest.social 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The grizzly bear is Ursos arctos horribilis, which translates as "horrible bear bear."

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Which is kind of funny because of miscommunication, they thought they were naming a grisly bear.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

shoutout for using thorn and eth, but man using just eth as a short for "the" took me a couple seconds to figure out.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee -3 points 1 month ago

It's borrowed from Shavian's idea of short handing certain grammar words. Were I a bolder man I'd be doing ð same for for, but, and, not, so, to, and oðers, along wið a host of orþographic reforms.