Scientific names first not reflected in Suggestions tab > Taxonomy

Platform: Website

URLs: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify

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Description of problem: In my account settings, I’ve selected to show scientific names first. However, in the taxonomy section of the Suggestions tab / Compare tool, common names are displayed first.

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I think it would be a great option to have the scientific name first, especially for non-english speakers. The first choice being the common name can be confusing. For exemple, I used the French word chardons to id, not realizing it does not translate at all in English as thistles and allies.

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Same here.

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This is an option in your account settings. The bug report is saying that if you choose that option, it’s not reflected in certain parts of the site.

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Thank you! I figured it fiddling with the settlings :).

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