Sunday 4 February 2018

They're A Bit Harsh On Sex Offenders In Australia...


...oh, wait. I think they must just not know how to spell grouper.

Update: I am assured by readers that that is actually the correct term in Australia. Fancy! Who says blogs aren't educational?

5 comments:

jack ketch said...

Shame it wasn't 'groupie' ...

Robert T said...

Not a typo. Certain species of fish are actually called gropers in Australia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_groper

Anonymous said...

I enjoy your "look at the spelling mistakes" bits but, as an Aussie, I'm afraid you got it wrong here. In Oz we spell it "groper". For instance, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_groper . We also call several fish similar to what you'd call a "grouper", cod, no similarity to the Atlantic cod at all. Just local names and local spellings, there are no such things as "correct" common names for animal species. Dick from Oz.

Anonymous said...

Oh sorry, I should mention the fish most likely shown here is one of these https://australianmuseum.net.au/queensland-groper-epinephelus-lanceolatus-bloch-1790. Note the spelling is normally "groper" but "grouper" is also acceptable. Dick from Oz.

JuliaM said...

Well, goodness! I stand corrected.