fucked up that they’re called lobsters but nobody’s ever even seen one lobsting

@kat genuinely got me curious about why the fuck theyre called "lobsters" there and turns out: s'fuckin latin innit

@kat i do like how some english words are just a big game of telephone with latin words

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@avie @kat Almost all english words are a big game of telephone with PIE words!
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@avie @kat (those that aren't are either loanwords from non-indo-european languages, or coinages)
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@avie @kat (or the occasional word with no known origin, such as "squid")
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