• rockerface@lemm.ee
    232·
    10 months ago

    I think it’s less that biologists stopped using Latin and more that we’re running out of Latin

    • Rose Thorne@lemm.ee
      32·
      10 months ago

      Well then, invent more.

      People keep saying it’s a dead language, but I keep seeing it around. Sounds more like a goddamn lazy language to me!

      • oo1@kbin.social
        5·
        10 months ago

        i think they do.
        lots of the newer “scientific” names for stuff are made up latin sounding words.

      • scarrtt@lemm.ee
        5·
        10 months ago

        Not to ruin the moment here or anything but this is the first properly funny comment I’ve seen on Lemmy. I used to spend most of my time on Reddit just hunting around for funny comments so I feel like the transition is now complete, so thanks