[Whitepill] DarkStar, I know I have been a harsh critic of the English language lately. But I am a fair man. There are some good things about English, too

[NEB.feelsdevil]

When it comes to animal names, the English language is excellent because it manages to convey information in a very efficient manner.

Below are some examples:

catfish = named like this because it is a fish with whiskers like a cat
jellyfish = named like this because it is a water lifeform (like a fish) soft like a jelly
starfish = aquatic lifeform in the form of a star

blackbird = black bird
bluebird = blue bird
woodpecker = pecks wood
hummingbird = makes a humming sound with its wings

firefly = flying insect that glows like fire
flying squirrel = squirrel that glides
walking stick = insect that looks like a stick

 

[NEB.feelsdevil]

Tagging other linguistcels: @canker sore

 

[aryanmikmaq]

English is based language

 

[NEB.feelsdevil]

But there are some insects whose name I cannot explain : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy_longlegs

There are three different insects called ''daddy longlegs'', wtf.

I think the scientist who named them was gay

 

[NEB.feelsdevil]

DarkStar, why does your language need three insects named ''daddy longlegs''??

 

[NEB.feelsdevil]

English is based language

I have some problems with it as well, I feel like it has some missing terms that would be helpful: https://incels.is/threads/darkstar-...es-this-time-its-about-english-grammar.799841

 

[aryanmikmaq]

I have some problems with it as well, I feel like it has some missing terms that would be helpful: https://incels.is/threads/darkstar-...es-this-time-its-about-english-grammar.799841

DNR my nigga

 

[FBI]

But there are some insects whose name I cannot explain : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy_longlegs

There are three different insects called ''daddy longlegs'', wtf.

I think the scientist who named them was gay

"Daddy longlegs" usually refers to harvestmen, which are arachnids but not true spiders. I am unsure where the "daddy" part came from, but I read several years ago, when I wanted to know the origin of the word, one answer that said: "[o]riginally it was called the Longlegs Spider on account of its unusually long legs. Then the science nerds in charge decided it should be a bit sexier and they should zhuzh it up. Hence the name Daddy Longlegs was coined."

 

[NEB.feelsdevil]

"Daddy longlegs" usually refers to harvestmen, which are arachnids but not true spiders. I am unsure where the "daddy" part came from, but I read several years ago, when I wanted to know the origin of the word, one answer that said: "[o]riginally it was called the Longlegs Spider on account of its unusually long legs. Then the science nerds in charge decided it should be a bit sexier and they should zhuzh it up. Hence the name Daddy Longlegs was coined."

I want long legs on a woman, not on a spider

 

[Extern]

No gendered nouns and uhhhh prob some other stuff

 

[Livonica_Irreale]

I like rapeseed oil

 

[NEB.feelsdevil]

rapeseed oil

Wtf, why did they name a plant rapeseed???

 

[Ambatukam Alone]

Just DM the guy at this point?

 

[InMemoriam]

But there are some insects whose name I cannot explain : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy_longlegs

There are three different insects called ''daddy longlegs'', wtf.

I think the scientist who named them was gay

 

[Sex-Starved Beast]

But there are some insects whose name I cannot explain : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy_longlegs

There are three different insects called ''daddy longlegs'', wtf.

I think the scientist who named them was gay

It wasn't named by scientist. In every language, animals are referred to by the "common" names and the binomial names, that are in latin and are the same for every language. The common names in every language may refer to the single animal, or to a group of animals. The binomial name for Daddy Long-Legs spider is Pholcus phalangioides. Now you see why people don't use these names commonly.
That said, the common names of animals in english are way too stupid. It's like a toddler came up with them. Does every passerine's name need to end in -bird? It's so arbitrary too: the eagle is a bird but it's not called bird, for example. The shark is a fish but it's called shark, the jellyfish, which is not a fish, is called fish.
In my language the common names of the animals are more unique; it may seem more complicated, but at least you don't sound like a five-year-old kid when talking about wildlife.

 

[NEB.feelsdevil]

It's like a toddler came up with them

Good, it makes it easier to understand for subhuman autists like myself

the common names of the animals are more unique; it may seem more complicated

It is