Re: USAGE: names for pillbug/wood louse/woodbug

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 18:06:55 +0000, Joe <joe@...> wrote:

> Philippe Caquant wrote:
>
>> So we should try to make a cartography of the fields
>> that can be included in the concept of bug. Somebody
>> really should write a thesis about it.
>>
>>
>
> Well, the Conlang list is here.
>
> I'm from the southeast of England - I'm of the opinion that a bug(apart
> from a glitch in a computer program) is:
>
> a) A disease, probably causing nausea(my primary, non-computer-related
> usage)
> b)A member of Heteroptera
I'm from the southeast of England, and I'm of the opinion that if it's an
animal, and is not otherwise readily identifyable as a non-bug (mammal,
bird, reptile or amphibian), it's pretty much a bug, unless I know a more
specific name for it. Sometimes, even then, it's still a bug.

OTOH, I agree on the "disease" thing. More specifically, an infectious
disease would probably be the defining characteristic to me.





Paul