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To: NativeSon

I sat octopi. Is that wrong?

Because I also say penii, and that is definitely wrong.


34 posted on 05/17/2018 6:11:40 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan
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To: T-Bone Texan
I am in no way, a spelling or grammer expert- this just stuck in my head after reading it a lifetime ago.

As octopus is a Greek word, the plural is made by adding "es", not "i".

Also, I have in the past, tried to convince a number of people that the plural of 'dolphin' is 'dolphi'...

40 posted on 05/17/2018 7:54:12 AM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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