The General Discussion Thread

so is octopuses

'Octopus' is Greek, so fusing it with a Latinised plural is always incorrect

sorry, that's the english language for you, the next moment *bam* it's consipered proper. ain't that a biznach.

Octopussy

they are all accepted spellings. no need to get etymologically booty bothered.

Octopuses is technically the correct form in English, as we tend to use our own pluralisations than the native root. 'Octopodes' is for smarty-pants people, 'Octopi' is a misnomer

Originally posted by Bashar Teg
they are all accepted spellings. no need to get etomologically booty bothered.

Merriam-Webster accepts "octopi", Oxford does not. Seems like maybe it's a side-of-the-pond issue?

no. it isn't. etymology does not negate the fact that it's accepted as proper english. oh well, tough sell.

I love that 'hypercorrect' is just a synonym for 'wrong'

Originally posted by Robtard
Merriam-Webster accepts "octopi", Oxford does not. Seems like maybe it's a side-of-the-pond issue?

Originally posted by Bashar Teg
no. it isn't. etymology does not negate the fact that it's accepted as proper english. oh well, tough sell.

you can argue that it's less correct, but to go beyond that is just wankin.

Sometimes I think about Mass Effect 1 and think about what could have been

backfire in 3...2...1...

Mmmmm

Originally posted by Morning_Glory

I had Taco Bell. Never again

Originally posted by Scribble
People made up 'Octopi' because they mistook 'Octopus' for being a Latin word, as opposed to Greek. It's frequently used, but it's entirely hypercorrect.

I think you'll find that much of US english is "hypercorrect" compared to its English roots.

Originally posted by Morning_Glory
I had Taco Bell. Never again

Squirting?

stop trolling lob with that garbage. you don't have to be from brooklyn, nyc, or even this country to know thats garbage.

Originally posted by Bashar Teg
you can argue that it's less correct, but to go beyond that is just wankin.