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Sorry to be “that guy” that points out that the correct pluralisation of octopus is octopuses not octopi, or octopodes if you want to surpass me in pedantry! h

by rusk 8y ago

Sorry to be “that guy” that points out that the correct pluralisation of octopus is octopuses not octopi, or octopodes if you want to surpass me in pedantry! https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Octopus#Etymology_and_pluralisation https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Octopus#Etymology...

cc-d 8y ago
Sorry to be that guy, but I do believe the actual correct etymological term is "octopizzle".
- Balgair 8y ago
  Haha! I'll steal that one! Fun Fact; ALL pluralizations are 'correct' (via Merriam Webster's: Ask the Editor series) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4PWP8uL-1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4PWP8uL-1o
- Y_Y 8y ago
  Pizzle is the biological term for penis.
- rusk 8y ago
  Ignorami is probably right though!
- wizardforhire 8y ago
  Fo-shizzle!