*Although it is often supposed that octopi is the 'correct' plural of octopus, and it has been in use for longer than the usual Anglicized plural octopuses, it in fact originates as an error. Octopus is not a simple Latin word of the second declension, but a Latinized form of the Greek word oktopous, and its 'correct' plural would logically be octopodes.
4 Comments:
At 11:00 AM,
johanna said…
ooooh where did you eat last night? that sounds yummmmms.
At 1:26 PM,
Unknown said…
i ate at TYPHOON LOUNGE. five smacks!
At 1:47 PM,
jessica said…
i "heart" octopodes*
*Although it is often supposed that octopi is the 'correct' plural of octopus, and it has been in use for longer than the usual Anglicized plural octopuses, it in fact originates as an error. Octopus is not a simple Latin word of the second declension, but a Latinized form of the Greek word oktopous, and its 'correct' plural would logically be octopodes.
At 4:17 PM,
Unknown said…
yes! most definitely moving! most DEFINITELY! yums!
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