Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to 196English · 1 year agoTrue love ruleslrpnk.netimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1270
arrow-up1270imageTrue love ruleslrpnk.netTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.net to 196English · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squaremxcorylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoOpossum (North America) and Possum (Australia) are two different animals. However if you are in the US and say “possum” people will know which animal you are most likely talking about. There is nothing wrong with saying possum instead of opossum in general conversation though. Quick search says they have had their name since early 1600s.
minus-squareLordAmplifier@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThat’s true, and I don’t disagree, but I was trying to make a reference to this Breaking Bad scene. I still appreciate the random biology lesson <3
minus-squaremxcorylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoGotcha, I have hardly watched Breaking Bad, so that is why I missed the reference.
minus-squarePipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): this Breaking Bad scene Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
Opossum (North America) and Possum (Australia) are two different animals.
However if you are in the US and say “possum” people will know which animal you are most likely talking about.
There is nothing wrong with saying possum instead of opossum in general conversation though.
Quick search says they have had their name since early 1600s.
That’s true, and I don’t disagree, but I was trying to make a reference to this Breaking Bad scene. I still appreciate the random biology lesson <3
Gotcha, I have hardly watched Breaking Bad, so that is why I missed the reference.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
this Breaking Bad scene
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.