Latin names - has their time come at last?
November 24, 2009
Animal roll call - with scientific names in Latin - from Fantastic Mr Fox. Mr Fox voiced by George Clooney... (Just wait for the ad to run...) Plants next?
And check out the trailer, without Latin.
That was great! I've always been a fan of "proper" nomenclature, however to answer your question, I would suggest that the trend is in the opposite direction unfortunately.
Posted by: Mark | November 26, 2009 at 04:44 PM
I know, in general Latin names have been becoming less popular - I just wondered if the initial shock and then the eventual familiarity of hearing George Clooney list the scientific names for all the animals might just open the way to a greater acceptance of Latin names for plants as well.
Posted by: Graham Rice | November 27, 2009 at 12:30 PM