Layne Pemberton and Jim Parsons aside, are we Terrans, or Earthlings?
PIE *er- ( earth, ground ) takes precedence over *ters- ( to dry ) IMO
I always liked the derogatory Klingon term "Earther" as used in the TOS episode "The Trouble with Tribbles".are we Terrans, or Earthlings?
PIE?
We would still be apes if not for the monolith.Not "descended from apes", just "apes". Apes with uncommonly sophistic language, uncommonly prolific tool-making, and uncommonly little hair.
Wait, you mean we were all just regular old Primates until that thing in Utah a few weeks ago Uplifted us? I knew I felt different recently, I just hadn't realized why...We would still be apes if not for the monolith.
Oh wait, that's another thread.
I thought for awhile I was just imagining it, but I’m pretty sure my tail is getting shorter!Wait, you mean we were all just regular old Primates until that thing in Utah a few weeks ago Uplifted us? I knew I felt different recently, I just hadn't realized why...
And how well that hair is styled!and uncommonly little hair.
Yup. Apparently some guy named "Norman" showed up among the Anglo-Saxons in 1066AD and tried to make them all speak French. Also why there are some redundant word pairs like "Cease and Desist" in legal writing.Oh, is that where cattle/beef, sheep/mutton, deer/venison, etc. come from? Often have I wondered.
Sorry for the unwelcome seriosity; please resume silliness.
Is "Earthling" a word outside science-fiction? I guess there isn't a lot of call for words saying "I'm from Earth" in a non-science-fiction context...I sort of got duped here. Seems like "Terran" isn't really a word outside science-fiction. Hm.![]()