Re: [wolfrunners] Languages & SF/F (fwd)

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
><wry g>  When I need to know about plants, I give a description and maybe
>a common name or three to my horticulture-major friend, who can probably
>get the Latin name from memory.
Well, as long as you're doing that ;).Sometimes with things like "Dusty
Miller" (which can be: Artemesia stellerana, Centaurea cineraria, C.
gymnocarpa, Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum, Lychnis coronaria, and Senecio
cineraria)  it gets hard to diagnose problems (like slow growth, not
flowering, etc)  with the plant unless you know it's Latin name (and
therefore the specific plant).  Plus, if you want to sound impressive,
Latin is the way to go :)




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