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minus-squarepoVoq@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 years agoI wish people would stopp calling microbes “bugs” (as in insects). That both sounds infantile and is about as accurate as calling them birds or trees.
minus-squarePyre@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAgreed. Although, we call computer errors “bugs” as well. Perhaps we’d benefit from ceasing usage of the word for anything beyond insects.
minus-squareAgreeableLandscape@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoI’m pretty sure it’s British slang
I wish people would stopp calling microbes “bugs” (as in insects). That both sounds infantile and is about as accurate as calling them birds or trees.
Agreed.
Although, we call computer errors “bugs” as well.
Perhaps we’d benefit from ceasing usage of the word for anything beyond insects.
I’m pretty sure it’s British slang