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10 things you didn't know about Basilosaurus

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  1. It was not a prehistoric reptile (actually it was a whale)
  2. It had a long eel like body.
  3. It had a small brain.
  4. Its bones were once used as furniture.
  5. Was once known as Zeuglodon.
  6. Is the state fossil of Mississippi and Alabama.
  7. Was the inspiration for the Hydrarchos fossil hoax.
  8. The front flippers retained their elbow joints.
  9. The vertebrae were hollow and filled with fluid.
  10. It wasn't the largest whale that ever lived.

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11 hours ago, Tropical Melody said:

DWR is not an acronym! I mean how would you even pronounce that? Dwer?  :mlp_maud:

Being pronouncable isn't a requirement though. I mean look at "Compiler Language With No Pronouncable Acronym" ?


ᚾᛖᚹ ᛚᚢᚾᚨ ᚱᛖᛈᚢᛒᛚᛁᚴ - ᚦᛖ ᚠᚢᚾ ᚺᚨᚦ ᛒᛖᛖᚾ ᛞᛟᚢᛒᛚᛖᛞ

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Not according to the definition I got (I did check). "An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA )."

But I guess it can be whatever you want it to be, language is changing all the time. :D

 

 


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7 hours ago, Tropical Melody said:

Not according to the definition I got (I did check). "An abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA )."

But I guess it can be whatever you want it to be, language is changing all the time. :D

It isn't unusual to add vowels, often taken from the words being capitalized - so a mass transport system could be pronounced "mats" ( but mits or mutts wouldn't be terrible, either)
JPG is often "JayPeg" though, oddly enough.

Edited by CypherKirin

ᚾᛖᚹ ᛚᚢᚾᚨ ᚱᛖᛈᚢᛒᛚᛁᚴ - ᚦᛖ ᚠᚢᚾ ᚺᚨᚦ ᛒᛖᛖᚾ ᛞᛟᚢᛒᛚᛖᛞ

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On 2021-07-05 at 11:53 PM, Samurai Equine said:

All I want is hugs, and all I get is hurdles... :worry: And I'm not even a marathon runner.

 

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