NotSpez@lemm.ee to Curated Tumblr@sh.itjust.works · 11 months agoWhat’s in a name?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageWhat’s in a name?i.imgur.comNotSpez@lemm.ee to Curated Tumblr@sh.itjust.works · 11 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squarePM_ME_FEET_PICS@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoAnimals who do not live up to thier names Dutch edition. Dagger Crabs - Don’t have daggers and not crabs. Ink Fish - Not actually fish. Kwallen- Not actually a person. American Eagles - Found all over Canada and upper Mexico. Sea Coins - Can’t actually be used as coins.
minus-squareaccideath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoCanada and Mexico are still America so I‘d say it does live up to its name
minus-squarePM_ME_FEET_PICS@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoNobody refers to Canada or Mexico as America. North America is not America and American is exclusively used to refer to the US.
minus-squareHumbertTetere@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoNot exclusively, no. It usually means the US, but it’s far from exclusive. Especially when it comes to species names, the assumption is absurd.
Animals who do not live up to thier names Dutch edition.
Dagger Crabs - Don’t have daggers and not crabs.
Ink Fish - Not actually fish.
Kwallen- Not actually a person.
American Eagles - Found all over Canada and upper Mexico.
Sea Coins - Can’t actually be used as coins.
Canada and Mexico are still America so I‘d say it does live up to its name
Nobody refers to Canada or Mexico as America. North America is not America and American is exclusively used to refer to the US.
Not exclusively, no. It usually means the US, but it’s far from exclusive. Especially when it comes to species names, the assumption is absurd.