Thread: My Three Questions

Originally Posted by Seventh-Monkey

Я люблю твёрдый знак в конце.

FYI - fish is plural, as in a shoal of fish, and it also singular.

So more than one crayfish, is "many crayfish", rather than crayfishes.

They have 2 claws and 8 legs. A pincer is what the claw is. The cheliped is the "arm" part, which ends in a claw.

Hope that clears it up.

Originally Posted by H

FYI - fish is plural, as in a shoal of fish, and it also singular.

Maybe you mean a school of fish.

no, I meant shoal - shoal being the derivative of school (greek skhole or latin scolu), applying to fish alone (I thought it would be less confusing)

I never heard of "shoal" in reference to fish. Must be a Brit thing.

Originally Posted by Dimitri

Originally Posted by Seventh-Monkey

Я люблю твёрдый знак в конце.

Whoops, я думал, я пишал "з". Мне нужно меткить мой... keyboard по-русски.

Thanks as usual, Dimitri!

PS: I'm English, and have certainly heard "shoal".

Originally Posted by Seventh-Monkey

я думал, я пиcал "з". Мне нужно пометить мою клавиатуру русскими буквами.

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Originally Posted by capecoddah

1, Interlude or interposition, if it happens during said book, film etc. Unless this is for a literature class, you have my permission to forget this stupid word and use the space in your brain for something useful.
2, answered, claws implies something larger like on a North Atlantic lobster
3, anything to do with food

I don't really agree on two.

A pincer is a specific thing, describing that shape. Like they also use it in expressions like "a pincer movement", which means to approach/attack from both sides.

A claw can be any number of things.

Claws / pinchers
I didn't even have to google these, I had them in my favorites. I have a few lobster traps in the bay.

http://kodiak.asap.um.maine.edu/lobster ... ology.html
http://www.blue-crab.org/anatomy.htm

Same but different

Originally Posted by Dimitri

Originally Posted by Seventh-Monkey

я думал, я пиcал "з". Мне нужно пометить мою клавиатуру русскими буквами.

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I always forget that turning to "с". I made up "меткить", too, heh. I just knew "label" (n.). Gracias.

"Pincer" has serveral meanings.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pincer


It is a rare word and I would not waste my time learning it. Oops, too late. It is already permanently burned into my brain and taking up valuble space that could be used to learn more important things.

valuble space that could be used to learn more important things.

The brain is capable of a whole heck of a lot more than can be comfortably imagined....

Originally Posted by kwatts59

It is a rare word and I would not waste my time learning it. Oops, too late. It is already permanently burned into my brain and taking up valuble space that could be used to learn more important things.

What? I wouldn't say it was that rare. I know of much rarer. Forsooth!