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minus-squarecori <3 (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up55·5 months agopeople who confuse entomology and etymology bug me in ways i can’t put into words
minus-squareparody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoEtymology : A branch of linguistics concerned with etymologies (origin/history of words) Entomology : A branch of zoology that deals with insects
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agohttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1012:_Wrong_Superhero
I love etymology
Me too! Bugs are great.
people who confuse entomology and etymology bug me in ways i can’t put into words
classic
Etymology
: A branch of linguistics concerned with etymologies (origin/history of words)
Entomology
: A branch of zoology that deals with insects
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1012:_Wrong_Superhero
Why?
Why wouldn’t you?