>And another reason to try to give up on the common names is that they can
>change from local to local.  The scientific name is relatively stable and
>the same one is used by all of us.  If children can deal with the likes of
>Apatosaurus, Diplodicus and Tyranosaurus can we not deal with Pecten,
>Murex, Littorina, Spondylus, etc.?
 
Charlie,
 
Good answer! I always point out that you can learn what you're interested
in. After all, put any teenage boy on a street corner and he can name every
car that goes byŠ
 
Peggy
 
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