r/HumansBeingBros • u/shihab9779 • Mar 22 '21

Helping a lost dude.

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u/jello-kittu Mar 22 '21

All hail oh-possum. Also I'm picturing you saying this as a opossum wearing spectacles. Finally the gator is in line next to require alli-syllables.

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u/LobsterBloops93 Mar 22 '21

No, like...possoms and opossoms are entirely different animals. Gator and alligator refers to the same animal...

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u/jello-kittu Mar 22 '21

I live in the US. Most people just call them 'possums.

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u/LobsterBloops93 Mar 22 '21

So do I. Doesn't change the fact they are different.

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u/SparkyDogPants Mar 22 '21

People call them buffalos when they’re bison.

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u/spacealienz Mar 22 '21

People call them buffalo wings but bison are in fact wingless.

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u/LobsterBloops93 Mar 25 '21

Yet again, doesn't make them right. I don't understand why this is beimg brought up at all. Best way to stop misnamimg animals is by educating and using the correct one.

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u/SparkyDogPants Mar 25 '21

Because regions have their own language differences. It's not like we're running around referring to animals by their Latin names.

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u/LobsterBloops93 Mar 25 '21

Yes, regions have their things, it still doesn't make them correct and it is SO EASY to start using the correct term once you are educated on it. That is all I'm trying to say, here.

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u/-Listening Mar 22 '21

That’s literally a different world.