Womble@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoNose wheel falls off Boeing 757 airliner waiting for takeoffwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up1753arrow-down125file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1728arrow-down1external-linkNose wheel falls off Boeing 757 airliner waiting for takeoffwww.theguardian.comWomble@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square154fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarePatch@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoIt can be Occam or Ockham. It’s named after William of Ockham, but it was the fashion at that time for scholars to “Latinise” their names, hence the alternative spelling.
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoTruly one of the english language moments of all time.
It can be Occam or Ockham. It’s named after William of Ockham, but it was the fashion at that time for scholars to “Latinise” their names, hence the alternative spelling.
Truly one of the english language moments of all time.