To speak English "correctly" you have to be able to pluralize the Latin, Greek, French, and Germanic way: * octopi * phenomena * tableaux * oxen Mostly this i

To speak English "correctly" you have to be able to pluralize the Latin, Greek, French, and Germanic way: * octopi * phenomena * tableaux * oxen Mostly this is just used for people to show off their erudition, since it would be easier to understand if everybody used the plural suffix rather than these weird declensions. * octopuses * phenomenons * tableaus * oxes Also, honorable mention for _childs_.