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How the English names for sea creatures were chosen is a hilariously illogical delight

If you’ve ever wondered how sea creatures got their English names, multilingual comedian, Loïc Suberville, has the answer. It’s not the correct answer, but it’s very funny.

@loicsuberville

English logic. ##wtf ##why ##english ##universallanguage ##fy ##fyp ##foryoupage

♬ original sound – Loïc Suberville

TikTokers had some thoughts.

As a bonus – here’s proof that the same logic was applied to naming fruit.

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Don’t get me started on ✨Passion Fruit✨ ##english ##wtf ##fruits ##fy ##fyp ##foryoupage

♬ original sound – Loïc Suberville

You can find Loïc on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, as well as TikTok, and it’s well worth the click.

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