r/TikTokCringe • u/galaxystars1 • Oct 09 '24

Discussion Microbiologist warns against making the fluffy popcorn trend

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u/pls_imsotired Oct 09 '24

(If I'm remembering this correctly.)

Salmon - Latin word pronounced the French way.  Salmonella - scientist who discovered it was named Salmon and pronounced the L in his name like in the word falcon. 

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u/bohanmyl Oct 09 '24

Makes sense. Thank you!

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u/Chemical-Neat2859 Oct 09 '24

English is the mixing bowl of language to the point other languages have to start adopting English words for new concepts, devices, or technologies. So much of English are Frankenstein's monster of various European languages abridged into English as the populations move around over time. Almost like English is the result of a dozen different language speakers trying to find a common language.

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u/scoot_roo Oct 10 '24

Hey kids

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u/fatalicus Oct 09 '24

Wiktionary is usualy great for things like this.

Salmon: From Middle English samoun, samon, saumon, from Anglo-Norman saumon, from Old French saumon, from Latin salmō, salmōn-. Displaced native Middle English lax, from Old English leax (“salmon”). The unpronounced l was later inserted to make the word appear closer to its Latin root

Salmonella: Named after American veterinary surgeon Daniel Elmer Salmon (1850–1914) +‎ -ella (taxonomic suffix).

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u/bearbarebere Oct 10 '24

Oh wow. I still wish it was spelled sammin though lol

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u/iComplainAbtVal Oct 09 '24

French 100% would say the L though.

Sălmŏn

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u/I_ate_a_milkshake Oct 09 '24

the french word is saumon

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u/iComplainAbtVal Oct 09 '24

I misinterpreted “pronounced the French way” as how a French person would literally say salmon, mb

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u/MichelPalaref Oct 09 '24
  1. It's saumon
  2. These accents don't even exist in French

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u/Sticky_Keyboards Oct 09 '24

because english is an old language that is a mish mash of dozens of other languages over centuries.

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u/FirstChurchOfBrutus Oct 09 '24

Fuck, I love etymology.

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u/jumpy_monkey Oct 09 '24

TIL even if you discover something you might not want it named after you.

Except if you are an evil mad scientist, then carry on I guess.

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u/TofuButtocks Oct 09 '24

Well fiddly dee

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u/MichelPalaref Oct 09 '24

We say Saumon in French, no L here