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octoPODS, damn it. -- nm
Posted by
loosilu (aka loosilu)
Oct 20 '08, 09:48
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I've heard of octopuses, octopi and octopodes, but never octopods -- nm
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Roger More
Oct 20, 09:52
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google it, you'll see. -- nm
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loosilu
Oct 20, 09:53
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An octopus is a type of octopod. Webster's says the plural of octopus is octoopuses or octopi
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Roger More
Oct 20, 09:56
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oxford is correct. -- nm
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loosilu
Oct 20, 09:57
Wikipedia agrees with Roger More, at least in the first paragraph (but I was still wrong, since I used two "i"s. Heh. :)) -- nm
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Beryllium
Oct 20, 09:54
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biologically and linguistically, octopi is flat out wrong. -- nm
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loosilu
Oct 20, 09:56
Ah, sorry about that - I figured it was probably in the same incorrect vein as "virii", but I didn't know the real form. -- nm
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Beryllium
Oct 20, 09:51
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it's one of my hangups, don't worry. like penguins and polar bears. -- nm
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loosilu
Oct 20, 09:52
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