richard@gryphon.COM (Richard Sexton) (10/14/89)
In article <6522@ficc.uu.net> birwin@ficc.uu.net (Bob Irwin) writes: >Aquaria? Do you want lousy-spelling Flower Children pursuing the >Age of Aquarius? Please use the more common plural of *ium. Do >we say, "Put aquaria in the atria." ? Is aquaria suggested because >it might 'sound' more scientific? No, it sounds neater, and has been in usage for longer, and is more common in other parts of the world. (Read, outside of the US) >Sci? Will we have to type Lebistes reticlatus, instead of guppy? No, if you wanted to be correct, you'd use *Poecilia reticulata*. The genus was moved twenty five years ago. The following things are, in my mind, open: o Sci vs. something else o something.bio.something o two groups, one more technically oriented o moderatedness The following things are, in my mind, right out: o something.pets.something o the name ``aquarium(s)'' over ``aquaria'' -- Help wipe out BBQ lighter fluid in your lifetime richard@gryphon.COM decwrl!gryphon!richard gryphon!richard@elroy.jpl.NASA.GOV
csg@pyramid.pyramid.com (Carl S. Gutekunst) (10/14/89)
Lest it get lost in all the noise, some of us are perfectly happy keeping alt.aquaria right where it is. Moving it to rec, sci, or anywhere else would be a dreadful mistake. <csg>