Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish populations have been rising since the 1960s. Why?

Re:Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish populations have been risi... by kiddico on Thursday May 26, 2016 @01:32AM (#11775739)

This is gonna be really dumb, but what's the difference between aeons, and eons? Or did I miss a really important day of school?

Edit: nevermind, I googled it, as I should have the first time. Turns out I was just too 'Merican.

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Re:Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish populations have been risi... by kazinator on Thursday May 26, 2016 @01:14PM (#11779677)

This is gonna be really dumb, but what's the difference betwen American and 'Merican ...

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Re:Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish populations have been risi... by mindcrime on Thursday May 26, 2016 @05:47AM (#11776731)

Don't feel bad. I had exactly the same thought when I posted this, and also decided to Google it. I assumed aeon and eon where synonyms, but realized I'd never actually looked it up to confirm that. Now we know...

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Re:Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish populations have been risi... by Amezarak on Thursday May 26, 2016 @09:14AM (#11777623)

Well, the quote is from Lovecraft, who was himself American.

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Re:Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish populations have been risi... by dewiz on Thursday May 26, 2016 @03:59AM (#11776374)

AE often comes from Latin words, so yeah you'll see it more in European languages

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Re:Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish populations have been risi... by cgio on Thursday May 26, 2016 @04:18AM (#11776443)

Aeon comes from Greek αιών, that's why it has the ae.

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