You know, answering anatomy quizzes is much easier once you've learnt enough Latin to realise that ovaduct means "egg tube" and thermoreceptors are "heat getters".
I was discussing muscles and exercises with a Spanish-speaking friend and it was convenient for me that they all have the same names: deltoids, triceps, trapezius, gastrocnemius, pectorals, and so on.
It was convenient until I tried to talk about those Anglo-Saxon hamstrings. When I had to explain what that word meant, she laughed at me.
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Date: 2013-01-31 02:24 am (UTC)It was convenient until I tried to talk about those Anglo-Saxon hamstrings. When I had to explain what that word meant, she laughed at me.