Science jargon has always sounded so impressive until I took anatomy.
for example, the big hole in the bottom of your skull (where the spinal chord passes through) is called the “foramen magnum” which is Latin for ‘big hole’.
leisesprecher@feddit.org
on 19 Dec 20:35
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I recently learned that mastodon (the animal) literally means breast tooth, because some thought their teeth (or tusks?) looked, well, breasty?
Hi, my name is Timmy Atom and this is my pet electron, &uckease.
shoulderoforion@fedia.io
on 19 Dec 19:27
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I think i'm having a stroke, because I have no fucking idea what's going on here
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world
on 19 Dec 19:38
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I accidentally uploaded the wrong post and then replaced it within a few seconds. Sometimes that doesn’t always federate right, so if you’re seeing one about a funny guy on LinkedIn and not this, that could explain it:
It gets worse. Desoxyephedrine and deoxyephedrine are two completely different substances. Ones methamphetamine and the other is natural and as drugs they act very differently.
I’m impressed by how much Cunningham’s Law is in the comments. I can’t tell if they don’t get the joke, or if the joke is too deep and I’m the one missing it.
SplashJackson@lemmy.ca
on 19 Dec 22:39
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Yo Shadow Raiders was a sick show
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
on 19 Dec 22:53
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Anyone else ever heard someone refer to it as “Denna”?
I did once and I just let it go. I wanted to see if it catches on in the wild.
I thought it was the three branches of science? Dinosaurs, Nukes and Aerodynamics?
peanutyam@lemmy.world
on 19 Dec 23:42
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“God safe us” - irony right there especially when critical of someone else’s use of an acronym perhaps one’s own grasp of the English language should be a little better!!!
God save us ….
HeurtisticAlgorithm9@feddit.uk
on 20 Dec 00:14
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Fair enough, let’s have at it, Mr. “King’s English”. (God, do you even hear how insufferably pretentious that sounds?)
Let’s start with the original comment. My edits in [brackets].
“God safe us” - [the] irony right there[… something? “is funny”? What about the irony? You have to finish the thought.][missing comma] especially when critical of someone else’s use of an acronym[comma] perhaps one’s own grasp of the English language should be a little better!!! [Overuse of exclamation points, although one could argue the level of severity in the contents of your message…]
God save us …. [space between “us” and the ellipsis"; and an extra period after the ellipsis]
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Well then[missing comma] use this as a teaching moment and elaborate[missing comma; also another “then”? Then then then then.] then?
I live in a country that uses the King’s English[pretentious af but nothing wrong here], not the American version[missing comma] so please enlighten me - [hyphen instead of en dash] I do enjoy learning. [Good, you’re learning right now.]
But don’t say there are [“is an amount”, probably? I don’t know what the King says, but that’s what I would say] an amount of errors without even trying to quantify them….given [again, ellipsis with an extra period; also the weird use of an ellipsis here – it should be a comma] the burden of proof rests with you.
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Deoxyribonucleic acid, for anyone wondering
Deoxyribo&ucleic acid, for anyone sophisticated
Deoxyriboanducleic acid, according to Shadow Radar.
Ucleic acid
New band name or refreshing treat?
Nobody decides
Well… deoxyribo and acid. The whole “n” is gone
Yeah we don’t use the N word anymore.
Wouldn’t it be Deoxyriboandacid?
Sometimes I take an andacid when my stomach hurts.
More acid ought to do the trick
Ah yes, cue Monocle’d Pooh!
I have this acronym finder as a search engine shortcut in vomnibar. It never has what I’m looking for:
Department(al) Network Administrator Datanetwork Associates (Software) Does Not Apply
Did someone tell these vomnibar people that their name sounds like vomitbar
Or DRNA to anyone in the know.
I get mad every time I think about it that we don’t call it DRNA
Dicks n ass, for anyone wondering. It’s the male version of tna.
Sure that first one is plural?
It’s a gay term, and when gay men have sex, there is usually more than one dick. It’s a play on TNA, which is plural too.
There is a gay magazine called DNA, a play on the fact that it may be genetic. we all know what they really mean.
But, sure, in a straight monogamous relationship, there may be a singular. Broaden your mind to other possibilities.
Um ok… Then why is ass singular?
Should we point out that in this context it’s ‘save’, not ‘safe’? If you’re going to correct someone’s spelling, make sure your own is impeccable.
you’re*
Lol. Wrong.
You’re* wrong.
Youeu’re*
Youropean Younion
Yore?
Ur
In the days of?
Juropen Junion
ur
Nah. It’s engagement bait, plane and simple
It works too well… plain and simple.
That missing period had better also have been intentional.
But how can you be sertain?
That’s the neet part. You can’t
I sea
Sayes the blind man.
Who pict up a hammer and saw.
Because hammer and siecle was taken
Says the fuck you guy.
Its another classic case of Muphry’s Law.
Don’t you meen Murphy’s Law?
MUUUURPH!
Sure out to getcha!
Science jargon has always sounded so impressive until I took anatomy.
for example, the big hole in the bottom of your skull (where the spinal chord passes through) is called the “foramen magnum” which is Latin for ‘big hole’.
I recently learned that mastodon (the animal) literally means breast tooth, because some thought their teeth (or tusks?) looked, well, breasty?
Get this. You have a structure in your brain called the “mammillary bodies”. It’s because it looks like a pair of tits.
Is it jargon or just a different language
Scientists use one to pretend the other
You gotta mix Greek and Latin to make it sound
cool..
My favorite part of the atom is the &uclease
Hi, my name is Timmy Atom and this is my pet electron, &uckease.
I think i'm having a stroke, because I have no fucking idea what's going on here
I accidentally uploaded the wrong post and then replaced it within a few seconds. Sometimes that doesn’t always federate right, so if you’re seeing one about a funny guy on LinkedIn and not this, that could explain it:
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“Desoxyriboandnukleicacid”
Just like in TNA, I reckon. Stay in school.
Yes, just like that volatile T&T that likes to go boom.
/s
D 'n A
Desoxyribose & Acid
Name a more iconic duo, I’m waiting
deoxyribose & acid
In German it’s “Desoxyribonukleinsäure”. I never realized English doesn’t have the “s”
Which one
The first one. I knew Säure is acid
It gets worse. Desoxyephedrine and deoxyephedrine are two completely different substances. Ones methamphetamine and the other is natural and as drugs they act very differently.
Does sound like some kind of duo.
Comedy duo maybe?
Psych Hop, aka Psychedelic Hip Hop… is that even a thing?
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That’s South Africa, you can’t expect that much from a 30% pass mark.
DNA is AND when you reverse it.
And?
Yes.
Wait, I think we’re improvising wrong.
This makes way more sense than RNA
DnF’nA
DFWTDNA
(don’t fuck with the dna)
After saving I’d like a quickload. Did too much bad shit
I’m impressed by how much Cunningham’s Law is in the comments. I can’t tell if they don’t get the joke, or if the joke is too deep and I’m the one missing it.
Yo Shadow Raiders was a sick show
Anyone else ever heard someone refer to it as “Denna”? I did once and I just let it go. I wanted to see if it catches on in the wild.
What about denna?
Pretty sure it’s Dinosaurs, Nucleaics & Acid.
I thought it was the three branches of science? Dinosaurs, Nukes and Aerodynamics?
“God safe us” - irony right there especially when critical of someone else’s use of an acronym perhaps one’s own grasp of the English language should be a little better!!!
God save us ….
Whoooosh
The amount of grammatical mistakes in your own comment is pretty ironic as well.
Muphry’s Law strikes again.
Excuse me, it’s Muphry’s Theory. It hasn’t been proven enough to be a scientific law.
😆👌 fair enough
I’m sure this comment can’t go wromg.
I dont believe in Muphies Theory cause uts just a theory. I’ve done my own research and u ahoukd to.
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Well then use this as a teaching moment and elaborate then?
I live in a country that uses the King’s English, not the American version so please enlighten me - I do enjoy learning.
But don’t say there are an amount of errors without even trying to quantify them….given the burden of proof rests with you.
Fair enough, let’s have at it, Mr. “King’s English”. (God, do you even hear how insufferably pretentious that sounds?)
Let’s start with the original comment. My edits in [brackets].
Next comment!
Did you learn something?
May god shave us all.
Up yours Trebek!
“I DiD My OwN ReSeArCh! There’s a meme about it!”
In Canadian it’s DNeh?
It’s DNeh, eh? actually
Hey bud, how’s she goin’? They’re just talking about Dean, eh. He left for beers and weed and hasn’t returned. We need beers and weed.
Desoxyribo-antacid.
D&A stands for “Drug & Alcohol Evaluation” as in “Came in for D&A per PO”
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It begins…
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It’s pure and there’s nine of em!
What part of deoxyribonucleic acid do you not understand?
Dungeons nucleic Dragons
This new craze they call “rock nucleic roll” is driving the country’s youth wild!
Oh, yeah, that’s fair.
What if I told you there’s another kind of DNA for which that statement is actually true?
This post permanently lowered my IQ
Nucleic isn’t a thing huh ? Can we send these people to a Gulag
Douglas Adams’ middle name was “Noel”, not “and”.