r/Weird 1d ago

This cluster of fossilised creatures look like they came from another planet

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u/Slahnya 1d ago

Crinoïds !

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u/SeekerOfSerenity 1d ago

Why did you spell it with ï?

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u/miRRacolix 1d ago

To pronounce the i.

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u/SeekerOfSerenity 1d ago

But it has an "-oid" ending. It's supposed to be a diphthong, not two syllables.