Comment on English has too many words for animals

osanna@lemmy.vg ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• WaterSword@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  • nyctre@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The good ol’ “All tortoises are turtles but not all turtles are tortoises”

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    • spitfire@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Like with squares and rectangles

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    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      plust tortoises are mostly herbivirous while, turtles are omnivirous, and will eat anything that moves.

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• tanisnikana@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  True, in British English! American English doesn’t differentiate.

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  • osanna@lemmy.vg ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Well, it’s fine for the Americans to be wrong again :)

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