Stamets@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 10 days agoAdd it to the pile of reasons to hate 'emlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square178fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAdd it to the pile of reasons to hate 'emlemmy.worldStamets@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 10 days agomessage-square178fedilink
minus-squareTier 1 Build-A-Bear 🧸@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoYes, but when naming new things you typically go with… you know… the person that discovered and named it
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoWell they should have called it Ørstedium then, and people could refuse to call it that because nobody knows what Ø sounds like or how to type it.
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoit’s simple! it’s like the i in stir, or the e in germ, or the u in turn, or the a in earth.
Yes, but when naming new things you typically go with… you know… the person that discovered and named it
Well they should have called it Ørstedium then, and people could refuse to call it that because nobody knows what Ø sounds like or how to type it.
it’s simple! it’s like the i in stir, or the e in germ, or the u in turn, or the a in earth.