FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoTIL the difference between Possums and Opossumswww.bobvila.comexternal-linkmessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down19file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1114arrow-down1external-linkTIL the difference between Possums and Opossumswww.bobvila.comFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square42linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down1·24 days agoopossum: The American one. possum: Could refer to either kind of animal. Failing to acknowledge that it’s like that in reality will only cause further confusion.
minus-square[deleted]@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·24 days ago possum: Could refer to either kind of animal. Yeah, in the US calling an opossum a ‘possum’ is just the shortened slang name and everyone know what you are talking about.
minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·24 days agoI like to think they’re saying 'possum so there’s no confusion when written
minus-squarecaseyweederman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoNo, they’re saying “a possum”
minus-squareSirSamuel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·24 days agoThey are. You are correct Gold star
opossum: The American one.
possum: Could refer to either kind of animal.
Failing to acknowledge that it’s like that in reality will only cause further confusion.
Yeah, in the US calling an opossum a ‘possum’ is just the shortened slang name and everyone know what you are talking about.
I like to think they’re saying 'possum so there’s no confusion when written
No, they’re saying “a possum”
They are. You are correct
Gold star