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Title | Article: Latin serves as 'Universal Translator' for Horticulturists, Biologists and Others |
Body | From http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15445063?nclick_check=1 Latin serves as 'universal translator' for horticulturists, biologists and others By Tony Tomeo July 5, 2010 Horticulturists, biologists and many other professionals who may interact with colleagues who speak other languages or even slightly different regional dialects use Latin to identify, among other things, biological organisms. Latin names may be cumbersome to pronounce and daunting to spell, but are universal to those of us who use them. This is important because the common names are so regionally variable. Access the full editorial at http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15445063?nclick_check=1 |
Source | Mercury News |
Inputdate | 2010-07-09 09:34:56 |
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Publishdate | 2010-07-12 00:00:00 |
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