Vernacular concepts

[David Remsen]

I thought the point of all the TCS issues was because when someone uses
a scientific name they don't have the same organism in mind.

On Feb 28, 2005, at 5:31 PM, Robin Leech wrote:

> The thing that makes a vernacular name reliable is the same thing
> that makes a scientific name reliable - that everyone  who
> uses the name, be it vernacular or scientific, has the same
> organism in mind.
> Robin Leech