Zoos/ Zoas?
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Topic: Zoos/ Zoas?
Posted By: Tanuki
Subject: Zoos/ Zoas?
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 8:45am
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I get why people refer to them as ZoA's because the full name is Zoanthid, but why do so many people call them Zoo's? Lots of microscopic animals living in cages on them?
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Posted By: Jeremyw
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 9:15am
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I have no idea, i have never figured it out. That word makes me laugh because of how people abbreviate it and how they say the full name! I just chuckle to myself to hear all the different ways people say it! ------------- Next meeting: |
Posted By: evan127
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 9:21am
| Spell check haha |
Posted By: nsfw dave
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 4:06pm
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i think people say zoo out of pure laziness... i could be wrong. then again saying zoa or any abbreviation is laziness too, but acceptable laziness for the most part lol ------------- 480 in wall in progress |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 4:15pm
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I personally prefer the full name, but I do tend to be caught being lazy and saying zoas. I haven't figured out where the "zoos" comes from, either... ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Josh95
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 4:28pm
| Not sure why zoas are called zoos, but i call them zoos all the time cause zoanthids is too large of a word ;) |
Posted By: hydro phoenix
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 5:02pm
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I say zoo's or zoa's, I'm lazy ------------- recent absurdity..Unicorns have rabies |
Posted By: Cody
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 5:03pm
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Laziness is becoming more frequent in the human language. |
Posted By: Will Spencer
Date Posted: February 06 2012 at 6:05pm
I'm probably guilty of using "zoo" out of laziness myself and have never had a problem with others using it, but it drives me crazy when people say "anename". Like fingers on a chalk board. 
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Posted By: Tanuki
Date Posted: February 21 2012 at 2:50pm
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I will just start calling them water daisies then.
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Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 21 2012 at 3:25pm
In my opinion, laziness is becoming more frequent in all almost aspects of human life and society. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Cody wrote:Posted By: Will Spencer
Date Posted: February 21 2012 at 3:42pm
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Seriously when it comes to grammar our education system has failed most of us under 50 years old. I think the younger you go the less grammar you were taught in school. It's so bad now that people don't even know when to use certain words in a sentence and use words incorrect words all the time. I won't list my personal pet peeves because they are used frequently on this board. Much of this problem comes from our lack to caring and some because our education system has simply given up on teaching it. *Edited for Grammar  |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 21 2012 at 4:00pm
So true! My english teacher said exactly this, "I will not be teaching you grammar this year because the district no longer requires it as part of the curriculum, and no one would even listen if I did." Will, I know what you mean. If I were to list my pet peeves here, or just about anywhere, it probably wouldn't go over too well.  ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Tanuki
Date Posted: February 21 2012 at 4:25pm
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The issue is that they kept telling us that after the 5th grade we would only be able to write in cursive for the rest of our lives. ------------- Defending Reefscape Champion (I Think) |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 21 2012 at 5:41pm
As far as I know they don't even teach cursive much anymore. I personally prefer cursive, but a lot of my friends and other people my own age have a very hard time reading even the nicest cursive, let alone writing it since they never learned it in school. ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |
Posted By: Dale
Date Posted: February 21 2012 at 5:54pm
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I'm just going to start calling them z's from now on. Haha! ------------- Dale 29g biocube Ecoxotic LED mod West Jordan |
Posted By: Ann_A
Date Posted: February 21 2012 at 7:05pm
Hmmmm... We could come up with a whole host of names for different corals.  ------------- http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53856&title=annes-65g-rsm-reef" rel="nofollow - RSM 250 Reef |