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Mantid Discussions
General Mantid Discussions
nomenclature pet peeves?
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<blockquote data-quote="agent A" data-source="post: 346436" data-attributes="member: 2948"><p>am I the only one with pet peeves when it comes to how people talk about mantises?</p><p>here are mine:</p><p>1. When people CAPITALIZE THE SPECIES EPITHET</p><p>2. when, <em>ON A BOARD THAT ALLOWS FOR ITALICS, </em>latin names aren't italicised</p><p>3. the plural mantids, which TECHNICALLY is only for things in the Mantidae, is used for non-Mantidae species</p><p>4. L instead of i for instar. L is for larval instars, and mantises don't have larvae...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="agent A, post: 346436, member: 2948"] am I the only one with pet peeves when it comes to how people talk about mantises? here are mine: 1. When people CAPITALIZE THE SPECIES EPITHET 2. when, [I]ON A BOARD THAT ALLOWS FOR ITALICS, [/I]latin names aren't italicised 3. the plural mantids, which TECHNICALLY is only for things in the Mantidae, is used for non-Mantidae species 4. L instead of i for instar. L is for larval instars, and mantises don't have larvae... [/QUOTE]
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