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<blockquote data-quote="JediNxf7" data-source="post: 72274" data-attributes="member: 25343"><p>in English (well, Greek, but also the Latin of English-speaking scientists referring to taxonomy) it's Chiroptera <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>the convention in English is to preserve the etymological spelling rather than modify it to reflect phonetics. so the Portuguese word is spelled how you say it, while the English word is spelled how a Greek speaker would have said it if they knew how Greek letters were transposed into Latin orthography lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JediNxf7, post: 72274, member: 25343"] in English (well, Greek, but also the Latin of English-speaking scientists referring to taxonomy) it's Chiroptera :) the convention in English is to preserve the etymological spelling rather than modify it to reflect phonetics. so the Portuguese word is spelled how you say it, while the English word is spelled how a Greek speaker would have said it if they knew how Greek letters were transposed into Latin orthography lol [/QUOTE]
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