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
TikTokers had some thoughts.
As a bonus – here’s proof that the same logic was applied to naming fruit.
@loicsuberville Don’t get me started on ✨Passion Fruit✨ ##english ##wtf ##fruits ##fy ##fyp ##foryoupage
You can find Loïc on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, as well as TikTok, and it’s well worth the click.
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