To: kiriath_jearim
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"
4 posted on
03/25/2005 8:38:14 AM PST by
Izzy Dunne
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To: Izzy Dunne
No, that's for -ius, which "radius" is and "octopus" is not. "Octopus" takes one I to go plural - "octopi."
27 posted on
03/25/2005 9:06:49 AM PST by
Xenalyte
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To: Izzy Dunne
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