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Reading about it a few mins ago, the pig is thought to have come from being reminded of the shape and noise of a normal pig. Doesn't seem ignorant to me, quite logical.Why not? No one seems to know exactly how it originated.
The alternative is that it was done on purpose for some perverse reason.
Is there a reason for the name?
If it is a misinterpretation of a foreign name then the person who started it obviously did not know what it meant - i.e. ignorant.
If, as is a theory, they were originally sold for a guinea; definitely not named after the country; that still leaves the question "Why pig?".
If I say I live in a Conservative consistancy, am I trying to evolve the language or have I made a mistake because I don't know the correct word - i.e. ignorant?
Are you thinking 'ignorant' is just an insult?
Why is the bird Robin called Robin?