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   stannard (stannard@mastodon.org.uk)'s status on Saturday, 25-Feb-2023 19:44:42 JST stannard

   What has happened to English as I knew it.
   The word ' Twice '?
   seems to have been replaced with 'two times'.
   'Insects' replaced by 'bugs'
   Actresses are now all Actors.
   The list goes on.

   Post triggered by switching on the television.
   Perhaps I should sell it.

   Wish the pubs were open.

   Enjoy your Saturday x

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     ⛧Airgetlam⛧ (alex@wreck.rocks)'s status on Saturday, 25-Feb-2023 19:44:42 JST ⛧Airgetlam⛧

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     @stannard Insects and bugs have always been different words with different meanings.
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     shrimps! (animeirl@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 26-Feb-2023 06:13:58 JST shrimps!

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     • ⛧Airgetlam⛧
     True Bugs are a specific kind of insect
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     shrimps! (animeirl@shitposter.club)'s status on Sunday, 26-Feb-2023 06:14:12 JST shrimps!

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     • ⛧Airgetlam⛧
     • Ahri Boy ??
     in entomology "bug" typically refers to insects in the order Hemiptera rather than an umbrella term like it's used in common English. It's a specific type of insect distinct from something like a beetle or an ant.
     
     The situation is similar to the shrimp classifications I was going on about yesterday if you saw that
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     Ahri Boy ?? (zakiuem@shota.house)'s status on Sunday, 26-Feb-2023 06:14:13 JST Ahri Boy ??

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     • ⛧Airgetlam⛧

     @anemone @stannard @Alex pests refer to usually harming insects