Submitted 3 weeks ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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But that doesn’t follow.
The first premise is that science names are not botanical Latin.
Then it’s followed up that botanical Latin doesn’t need to be pronounced like classical or ecclastical Latin.
The conclusion that therefore scientific terms do not need to follow said pronunciation rules is false, as it has been concluded they are not the same.
Joey is right.
They are all pronounced ‘throatwobbler mangrove’.
Love how botanically fitting this reference turns out to be!
I will pronounce Boops boops however I please.
You can pronounce any word any way you like, full stop. But pronouncing them the way most people do just makes for more effective communication.
Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
We deliberately chose to not follow any of the rules, and neither should you… Is definitely a stance.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
scientific names don’t deserve respect. they were all created by what is effectively a scandenavian Roman weeb