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It's a good thing we named most of the dinosaurs like a hundred years ago (europe.pub)

submitted 5 days ago by cm0002@europe.pub to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I felt the world begin to dumb everything down when the dinosaur I'd always known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, and even as a tiny child I had no problem pronouncing that, became featured in a popular movie and now everyone abbreviates it to T-Rex.

[–] Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

T. Rex is how scientists abbreviate it tho

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

I was born in 1975. Before the movie Jurassic Park, everyone referred to that dinosaur as "Tyrannosaurus Rex."

Since JP, everyone says "T-Rex."

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Why use more syllables when few syllables do trick? It's not like T-Rex is ever ambiguous.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 5 days ago

Exactly. Everybody knows that T.Rex Is the stage name for the legendary Marc Bolan, whose biggest hit was Bang a Gong.