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• Post #2182029

  @roots Common names: yellow oatgrass, golden oat grass GBIF entry with names in several other European languages: https://www.gbif.org/species/2704389

• Post #830407

  @roots@stefanbohacek.online I love the top-down view as a complement to the cross-sectional view!

• Post #814152

  @roots@stefanbohacek.online So Dad has made walking sticks, little fold-out table things, and other stuff. And he always calls it "diamond salix", because of course that sounds cooler than simply "diamond willow". Anyway, that's why I will always connect the "Salix" genus name to willows.

• Post #772630

  I’ve been loving the images from @roots@stefanbohacek.online. Some of the plants there have even inspired me to interact a little. One thing that I thought I’d like to see is the common names of the plants depicted, alongside their Latin binomials. As a linguist, I’m fascinated by the way we use different names for the same thing, and how we decide when to use each name. I’m also intrigued by the feeling many have that the more formal, inaccessible name is often considered more “real”. (5/8)

• Post #196967

  So, most varieties of English have around 40 distinctive sounds (phonemes). That is substantially more than the number of letters we typically use. So, new poll: if you were to design a spelling reform, how would you deal with that difference? #EnglishSpellingReform