Fly V Fish

[pingu748]

If a fly is called a fly ... why isnt a fish called a swim ??

[saanen]

Same reason that a person is not called a walk, a snail is not called a slither and a beetle is not called a crawl.

[pingu748]

and that reason is ?

[Quizmonster]

The reason isn't too difficult to deduce, given Saanen's elaboration...it's because not every creature' s name is the same as the name given to its mode of locomotion. Apart from anything else, there are multitudes of creatures - other than fish - which swim. Should they all have been called 'swims'? Could have given naturalists no end of difficulty!

[pingu748]

Irony ... don't you just love it !

[bluevern]

and cows could be called,,,fats,,,oh look theres a fat

[saanen]

Have to say, pingu, that I just loved your question - this is what the answerbank is all about - keep 'em coming!!!