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submitted 1 year ago by ZeroCool@feddit.ch to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] trash80@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Actively involving the public in the process of selecting new English bird names.

Is that wise?

[–] SARGEx117@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Birb

Tweety

Birdy mcbirdface

Birdemic

Blue tits

Yeah this'll go well

[–] PoastRotato@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't imagine a world in which calling a bird a "tit" in the first place was not the product of a poorly thought out public poll

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

"tit" is old-style english mean "something small" or "a little bit". You can still spot the word in old sayings like the biblical "Jot or tittle".

On the other hand, we also woodpeckers, which is kinda similar in that it has a common translation, but also a hilarious one.

[–] trash80@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

Birdy McBirdbeak

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

They're aiming for more descriptive names, so it's probably not going to be a "vote for the best name" type of public involvement

[–] Monkeyhog@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not entirely sure that involving the public in anything is wise.