Octopuses(??) Seen Walking From Predators [BAD GRAMMAR ALERT]

AP/Newsday ^ | 3/25/05 | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID

[kiriath_jearim]

I thought that the plural of "octopus" was "octopii".

[dighton]

Webster's II and III give octopuses, octopi (one i), and octopodes as plural.

[Izzy Dunne]

I thought that the plural of "octopus" was "octopii".

You thought wrong.

The "-us" to "-i" rule that a lot of people go by should be "-ius" to "-ii".

As in "radius" to "radii"

[TomGuy]

sneak away by walking on two arms while pretending to be a bunch of algae

Yeh, we always knew they were tricky. Devious. And we know clams have legs. They don't fool us.

[Finger Monkey]

while pretending to be a bunch of algae

How do they know what the octopusesiusii are pretending to be?

[proxy_user]

It is Greek, not Latin.

'octo', meaning 8, plus 'pous' meaning foot.

The plural of 'pous' would be 'podes', because it is third declension. However, in ancient Greek, I believe this word was usually treated as undeclinable, since it doesn't make sense to pluralize the second element.

[Blzbba]

It's 'Octopi' or 'Octopuses', according to dictionary.com

[ClearCase_guy]

looking like "a clump of algae tiptoeing away."

The tip-off is that real algae doesn't move quite as fast when it tiptoes away from danger.

[Joe 6-pack]

What do you call 8 octopi?

[capydick]

The video is interesting, I didnt know they could do that.

[ClearCase_guy]

O. aculeatus was seen raising two arms above its head

Disguising itself as French while it tiptoes away. The tip-off here, is that the French run away faster than the octo-beings.

[Young Werther]

You dictionary divae appear to be on a fishing expedition.

{I know octopus are related to clams not fish but heck who's countin')

[SAJ]

Sorry, the word 'octopus' is entirely Latin in its etymology. 'Octo' = Latin for 'eight', 'pus', derivation from 'pes' = Latin nominative singular for 'foot'.

[dighton]

How do they know what the octopusesiusii are pretending to be?

From lousii snitch calamariiiii.

[BibChr]

LOL

[Blzbba]

"What do you call 8 octopi?"

An Octal of octopi?

or 'The octopi were 8 in number. The number being 8. The number is not 7, unless thou proceedeth to 8. 9 being right out!'

[capydick]

What do you call 8 octopi?

Calamari?

Guy walks into a bar with an octopus. He sits the octopus down on a stool and tells everyone in the bar that this is a very talented octopus. He can play any instrument in the world. He will bet $50 on it. A guy walks up with a guitar and sits it beside the octopus. The octopus starts playing better than Jimi Hendrix. So the man pays his $50. Another guy walks up with a trumpet. The octopus plays the trumpet better than Dizzy Gillespie. So the man pays his $50. A third guy walks up with bagpipes. He sits them down and the octopus fumbles with it for a minute and sets it down with a confused look. "Ha!" the man says, "Can't you play it?" The octopus looks up at the man and says, "Play it? I'm going to shag it as soon as I get those pajamas off."

[Jokelahoma]

To the best of my undestanding, only 3.14 octopusses would be Octo-pi. A single octopussy is a James Bond flic. Once it has left the scene, it's an octogon. And if it gets cold, it's Octobrrr.

And now, please accept my sincerest apology for the worst puns I've come up with yet.

[curmudgeonII]

Sort of like the two octopus lovers who walked on the bottom of the ocean floor. Arm in arm...in arm...in arm...in arm...in arm...in arm...