RyanGosling [none/use name] to askchapo • 4 months agoAnyone noticed how the woke decided that possums are now called "opossums" and that Pluto is no longer a planet? They've been changing the meaning of words for decades nowmessage-square14 arrow-up160
arrow-up160message-squareAnyone noticed how the woke decided that possums are now called "opossums" and that Pluto is no longer a planet? They've been changing the meaning of words for decades nowRyanGosling [none/use name] to askchapo • 4 months agomessage-square14 Comments
minus-squareedge [he/him]hexbear7•4 months agoPossum is a valid alternative to opossum regardless of some Australian animal with the same name. But opossum is the older spelling. link
minus-squarePointAndClique [they/them]hexbear6•4 months agoHowever Australian possums never go by opossum so it's a one way street (also sorry to Aotearoa where they're apparently now a pest) link
Possum is a valid alternative to opossum regardless of some Australian animal with the same name. But opossum is the older spelling.
However Australian possums never go by opossum so it's a one way street (also sorry to Aotearoa where they're apparently now a pest)