fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 days agoReptiles meanwhile took to being fully aquatic almost half a dozen times.mander.xyzimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1403arrow-down13
arrow-up1400arrow-down1imageReptiles meanwhile took to being fully aquatic almost half a dozen times.mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareignirtoq@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up35·8 days ago“Almost half a dozen times” seems like a weird way to say 5.
minus-squarexylol@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·8 days agoLike a bakers dozen is 13, a memers dozen is 5
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 days ago“Half dozen” just seems like a waste of syllables.
“Almost half a dozen times” seems like a weird way to say 5.
Like a bakers dozen is 13, a memers dozen is 5
“Half dozen” just seems like a waste of syllables.