Re: USAGE: (Mis)Naming a Language

..watching the reply-to...  :)

----- Original Message -----
From: B. Garcia <madyaas@...>
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Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: (Mis)Naming a Language


> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:53:41 -0400, John Cowan <jcowan@...>
wrote:
>   In principle, I suppose, there could
> > even be a plant called _Boa constrictor_.
>
> It is not uncommon for botanists who discover new plants to make of
> silly or humorous names (especially if the genus is a new genus).  So
> "Boa constrictor" could EASILY be a new genus and species of a plant
 Charles Darwin (yes, the famous one) once took revenge on a fellow
scientist(?) by naming a noxiously-smelly swamp plant after the guy.