[Proposal] fungi → funguses

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  • July 24, 2026 at 9:05 pm #1546
    zhonglish
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    This is a proposal to retire the word fungi in favor of funguses.

    Same Latin plural problem. We eat mushrooms, not mushroomes.

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    July 24, 2026 at 10:20 pm #1865
    willpets
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    Scientists say fungi. Chefs say mushrooms. These are different things in different contexts.

    Fungus/fungi is a scientific term that happens to overlap with cooking. Let science keep its Latin.

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