2026-09-25 15:17 UTC
@david_chisnall@infosec.exchange I can agree that papillon is more fun to pronounce, but since childhood I’ve been amused by English having flying butter!
Also regarding the word “papillon”, I’d like to take this opportunity to promote @ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social’s observation that seems kinda obvious in hindsight: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/butterfly
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@dancast@wandering.shop 2026-09-25 16:18
@dluz@hachyderm.io @david_chisnall@infosec.exchange @ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social I would particularly like to complain about the fact that "mariposa" is butterfly in Spanish, and moth in Portuguese.
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@niallor@mastodon.ie 2026-09-25 20:55
@dluz@hachyderm.io @david_chisnall@infosec.exchange @ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social why not either Schmetterling or farfalla?