zoe @infosec.pub to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-21 year agoA cool guide about fish pluralinfosec.pubimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down11
arrow-up14arrow-down1imageA cool guide about fish pluralinfosec.pubzoe @infosec.pub to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareTheDrunkard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s a good thing that English isn’t actually defined by any one person or entity, and simply by its usage. That means this is bullshit.
minus-squareJesse@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAs you say in your first sentence, language is by consensus. And, the long-standing consensus among ichthyologists is to use exactly this terminology, and you’ll find it consistently across the scientific literature for generations now.
It’s a good thing that English isn’t actually defined by any one person or entity, and simply by its usage. That means this is bullshit.
As you say in your first sentence, language is by consensus. And, the long-standing consensus among ichthyologists is to use exactly this terminology, and you’ll find it consistently across the scientific literature for generations now.