MicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWoman found dead after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Parkapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1124cross-posted to: news@kbin.social
arrow-up1124external-linkWoman found dead after grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Parkapnews.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square15fedilinkcross-posted to: news@kbin.social
minus-squarengdev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years ago Bison, not buffalo It’s mating season for the buffalo
minus-squarengdev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI honestly had gone through life thinking they were the same, so your comment had me googling and learning something new lol
minus-squareLux (it/they)linkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoYes, technically Buffalo is incorrect, but it’s still used to refer to the animal. When someone says “buffalo in Yellowstone” it’s easy to infer that they mean bison. It’s like correcting someone for calling a fly a bug.
minus-squareCeruleanRuin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years agoThis isn’t a taxonomical discussion. As such, it is not necessary to ‘correct’ someone for using a widely accepted and common colloquialism.
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I honestly had gone through life thinking they were the same, so your comment had me googling and learning something new lol
Yes, technically Buffalo is incorrect, but it’s still used to refer to the animal. When someone says “buffalo in Yellowstone” it’s easy to infer that they mean bison. It’s like correcting someone for calling a fly a bug.
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This isn’t a taxonomical discussion. As such, it is not necessary to ‘correct’ someone for using a widely accepted and common colloquialism.