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474D@lemmy.world â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
*octopodes (yes I know octopuses is also correct but the technically correct version sounds cooler)
Depends on the language. Current standardized American English overwhelmingly list adds -s/-es to make a plural noun. So âoctopusesâ would be technically correct with âoctopodesâ and âoctopiâ also accepted.
If youâre writing Latin, youâd want octopi instead. If youâre writing Greek: octopodes.
But English is a democratic language, so feel free to vote often and early on your preferred version.
at this point i feel the only sensible answer is to use the most nonsensical form that still sounds normal
Octothingies is my favorite
To be pedantic, octopi comes from the misconception that octopus is a second-declension noun in Latin when itâs actually a third-declension noun. If you were writing Latin, youâd still want octopodes
I use all forms of octopi interchangeably just to piss off linguists.
I feel like any linguist upset by non-prescriptive language needs to maybe reconsider their life choices. Imagine telling someone theyâre painting incorrectly or being mad at the discovery of a new species.
I meant to put the linguist at the end in quotes my bad on that. I was trying to refer to the self styled reddit âlinguistsâ that you would see trying to correct people for using the wrong form of then/than where it was really not appropriate.
Octopi, octopuses, and octopods are all valid pluralizations of octopus in American English.
Conversely, cacti is the only valid pluralization of cactus.
Donât worry, language itself pissed us off long before you did.
Linguists are probably the least likely people to get upset at someone using the âwrongâ word. they might pull out their notebook and start asking you questions though
octopiussi
Octopi?
Dont you dare use a Latin pluralization of a Greek root word!
Iâll use whatever pluralodes I feel like!
Wow, look at all these plurapodes
Its origin is Greek, but it comes to us through Latin, so fuck it. Plus itâs language, and octopi is understood by fluent speakers
You want 8 pies? What?
Octopodes nuts
I kinda love how this only works if you know the correct pronunciation. For those that donât, itâs ock-top-oh-deez
Title fixed.
HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
*Octopussies
Im_old@lemmy.world â¨2⊠â¨months⊠ago
Only Japanese ones