(March 17, 2024 at 5:22 pm)Jackalope Wrote:(March 17, 2024 at 1:48 pm)Paleophyte Wrote: "Octopus" isn't Greek, it's English bastardized from the Greek "oktopous". The worst that you can say about "octopi" is that it's misconceived, but then so is the whole English language.
So the correct plural of "octopus" is "octopi". Because it's the common usage and, more importantly, it pisses off the pedanticists.
I use "octopodes" because the octopuses camp is full of hopeless wankers.
People expecting consistency out of English are amusing.
On behalf of hopeless wankers everywhere, I thank you.

Boru
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