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Djurnanm Hej, jag hittade några skillnader mellan djurnamm i Memrise och i Rosetta Stone. t ex "anka" eller "and" på engelska "duck".Ordboken indikerar båda är rätt. Också "whale" är "val" och "valfisk" på ordboken. Här det många djur som har olika namn? Är det normal? Sorry for my terrible swedish, again, I try.

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"And" is a wild duck, like canards, while "anka" is a domesticated duck, which are bred for their meat or eggs. "Val" is the common way of saying whale, but "valfisk" is an old word that was used when people didn't know that whales aren't fish. Nowadays it's mostly used when talking about whales as a species.

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