What sounds better: Moose, elk or älg?

[Swedishguy]

This thread is about discussing which name you prefer: Moose, elk or älg. Also, if you happen to know the indian name for those animals, be sure to post it. I can't remember it!

 

[Left]

Moose and elk aren't the same animal.

 

[Swedishguy]

Moose and elk aren't the same animal.

They are. Moose is the yankee name and elk is the euro name.

 

[Left]

Elk: cervus candensis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_%28Cervus_canadensis)


Moose: Alces Alces.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alces_alces


Looks like we are both correct though.

 

[Swedishguy]

Elk: cervus candensis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_(Cervus_canadensis)


Moose: Alces Alces.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alces_alces


Looks like we are both correct though.

That's weird. My canadian teacher's name for Cervus canadensis is moose. How confusing!

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

I like Moose, because then you can mess with it and call them "Meeses" or "Meese," and Moose is just fun to say, what with the "ooo" in the middle. It amuses me. I am amused easily.

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

I like Moose, because then you can mess with it and call them "Meeses" or "Meese," and Moose is just fun to say, what with the "ooo" in the middle. It amuses me. I am amused easily.

I had a similar sort of thing with Mongoose, particularly in trying to work out what the plural was. It's Mongooses, but for a while I had hoped it would be Mongi/Mongeese

 

[The Last Conformist]

Using "elk" to refer to Cervus canadensis is typical American newspeak. :thumbdown

 

[Technocactus]

I prefer "Moose". I like the "ooo" in the middle.

 

[cthom]

Moose and elk aren't the same animal.

that is true. a moose is a small rodent hiding in the hoose.
'elk' sounds nice.

 

[Catharsis]

I like Moose, because then you can mess with it and call them "Meeses" or "Meese," and Moose is just fun to say, what with the "ooo" in the middle. It amuses me. I am amused easily.

The plural of 'moose' is 'moosoutch'.

 

[puglover]

Bullwinkle J. Elk doesn't have the same ring to it.

 

[Irish Caesar]

Moose. The others have a harsher, more unpleasant sound to them.

 

[ori]

Its Moose of course

 

[Phlegmak]

Møøšз .

 

[JonnyB]

Moose

Elk

Also The Moose

Spoiler :

 

[Taliesin]

Using "elk" to refer to Cervus canadensis is typical American newspeak. :thumbdown

Strictly speaking, it wasn't Americans that so called it.

 

[The Last Conformist]

Strictly speaking, it wasn't Americans that so called it.

Canukhs = Americans. It's not my fault the Lower Leftpondians confuzzled the issue even more by failing to adopt a proper national designation.

 

[Taliesin]

I meant that they were still Europeans.

 

[Perfection]

"Dinner"