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  • meatand2veg@lemmynsfw.comtoaww@lemmy.worldA nutria enjoying a snack
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    6 months ago

    It is a word borrowed from Spanish, according to merriam-webster. Therefore, the plural will be nutrias according to the rules of Spanish. All those other words, though probably latin or Greek in origin, have been in the English language long enough that they are no longer borrowed words and therefore follow English grammar rules.













  • meatand2veg@lemmynsfw.comtoxkcd@lemmy.worldxkcd #2818: Circuit Symbols
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    10 months ago

    I could resist the urge… But… Uh… The transcript incorrectly labels the symbol for capacitor, it’s actually the NEMA symbol for a contactor.

    E: Had to make sure I wasn’t putting my foot in my mouth. Capacitor symbol is extremely similar, but the right side needs to be bent like a parentheses for it to be a capacitor like -|(-