Bald Eagle article, with proposed name change (1 Viewer)

[Britseye]

I don't think the name change is particularly needed (except to prevent mistakes made by dumb translators - I've once seen a German translation of a novel that had it as a "bald-headed eagle" instead of the established German name of the species. Apparently checking Wikipedia is beyond some people's capacity...) but nor do I see why putting forth the argument via a newspaper is worse than the usual way, which is a buch of spergs in a committee trying to capitalize on the newest fad.

Spergs! Ha ha! Thanks for that. With only an hour to go till bedtime I was in danger of not following the sage advice to 'learn something new every day'. Will have to see how I can work that in to a sentence sometime in the very near future.

(I managed to inject the word 'ameliorate' into conversation over dinner this evening, which I was rather proud of, even if I did have to explain to the listeners what it meant)

 

[Jeff Hopkins]

What a silly idea. When it comes to bird names, I'm a firm believer in "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." And this is just a silly jingoistic idea.

 

[dantheman]

(I managed to inject the word 'ameliorate' into conversation over dinner this evening, which I was rather proud of, even if I did have to explain to the listeners what it meant)

Amy was late down for dinner, again?

 

[Britseye]

Amy was late down for dinner, again?

Oh Dan. Danny Man. Wherever would we be without you. 😊

 

[Mysticete]

I don't think the name change is particularly needed (except to prevent mistakes made by dumb translators - I've once seen a German translation of a novel that had it as a "bald-headed eagle" instead of the established German name of the species. Apparently checking Wikipedia is beyond some people's capacity...) but nor do I see why putting forth the argument via a newspaper is worse than the usual way, which is a buch of spergs in a committee trying to capitalize on the newest fad.

Because the audiences are different. doing an op-ed on a political website is not actually talking to anyone who would need to be won over for the name change to occur.