Turtle and tortoises are two different things. One swims in the sea and one stays on land and sometimes goes near water. Its like a hare and a rabbit. Similar creatures but not exactly the same.
Makes you wonder if they are possibly the same species but for some reason were split up and moved and adapted to different habitats. Toad and frog is another one people often confuse.
However things like a Shark and a Dolphin are never confused and people can tell the difference between those. Its actually very easy to mix up these creatures since they look very similar.
Also no one confuses a bat with a rat since rats do not have wings. If you take away the wings though it looks a lot like a rat.
yeah but a turtle does not have feet, it has those flipper type thingies and tends to be quite flat bodied.
You are right! Funny how we can tell the difference when basic survival comes into the question! "Aww look at the cute dolphin circling us, dear, oh ... wait ... is that even a dolphin?!!"
Well that is a little different. You can usually tell a dolphin if you see the entire creature since its a lot smoother and had a tipped nose. If you just see a fin circling you I think most people would freak out. Since the fins look very similar.
However I also think in a lot of cases people just do not care to say the difference since its not really important to be factually correct. Like cartoons for example would have a boy cow with utter even though boy cows don't have utters so that is ridiculous.
So its not really something to get angry over. You could go ahead and correct people just so they realize the difference but I do not think it will stop it from happening. Since a lot of people just don't care to know the difference.
Angry really is not the word I would use to describe my irritation and puzzlement over this issue. You are right though, people are not interested in being correct most of time. After some decades or centuries the whole meaning of the word will eventually change. It has happened to lots of words.
I never ever correct people unless they ask me to. It is really rude to do that.
Is it normal to be irritated when people use "turtle" not tortoise?
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Turtle and tortoises are two different things. One swims in the sea and one stays on land and sometimes goes near water. Its like a hare and a rabbit. Similar creatures but not exactly the same.
Makes you wonder if they are possibly the same species but for some reason were split up and moved and adapted to different habitats. Toad and frog is another one people often confuse.
However things like a Shark and a Dolphin are never confused and people can tell the difference between those. Its actually very easy to mix up these creatures since they look very similar.
Also no one confuses a bat with a rat since rats do not have wings. If you take away the wings though it looks a lot like a rat.
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yeah but a turtle does not have feet, it has those flipper type thingies and tends to be quite flat bodied.
You are right! Funny how we can tell the difference when basic survival comes into the question! "Aww look at the cute dolphin circling us, dear, oh ... wait ... is that even a dolphin?!!"
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Well that is a little different. You can usually tell a dolphin if you see the entire creature since its a lot smoother and had a tipped nose. If you just see a fin circling you I think most people would freak out. Since the fins look very similar.
However I also think in a lot of cases people just do not care to say the difference since its not really important to be factually correct. Like cartoons for example would have a boy cow with utter even though boy cows don't have utters so that is ridiculous.
So its not really something to get angry over. You could go ahead and correct people just so they realize the difference but I do not think it will stop it from happening. Since a lot of people just don't care to know the difference.
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Angry really is not the word I would use to describe my irritation and puzzlement over this issue. You are right though, people are not interested in being correct most of time. After some decades or centuries the whole meaning of the word will eventually change. It has happened to lots of words.
I never ever correct people unless they ask me to. It is really rude to do that.
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Well unlike you people do not make a point to know the difference. This goes for everything be it politics, animals, anything.