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Trust your training (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 120 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

It was ruined for me when I was getting my masters in genetics and learned that "mitochondria" is plural, and the singular is "mitochondrion." So, it's either "the mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell" or "the mitochondrion is the powerhouse of the cell," and neither feel right.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I feel like the leading "the" is what's messing that up.

"Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell" sounds fine to me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

*powerhouses might be better(it sounds better for me)

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I refer to one piece of broccoli as a ~~broccolus~~ broccolo.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Except its Italian, not Latin, so the singular is broccolo . If you want to use the Latin word,.it's broccus

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like Broccus would be a badass name for a dog.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I have one die which gives one datum at a time.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why have you done this to us?!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

A grammatical error in a translation from a foreign galactic basic to English is what ruined the force for you? Lol. If we can believe in defying gravity, I think we can believe "The iceburgs is the ship's fear."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Bro. What lol.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Idk, just a dumb joke about star wars

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was with you until the last line, lol, had me scratching my head and wondering if I was okay

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Weakness would have made more sense then fear, but that ship already sailed. If it's going to Titanic I'm going to pretend I can't change course now

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm a big fan of saying weird shit and leaving it up, cheers fellow weirdo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I constantly struggle with what's proper and what sounds right when using Latin plural in English.