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Might sound snarky but really just curious (and I'm older ;) Are we close to standardizing on pluralization in English into 's and 'es? octopuses instead of o
by Xorakios 3y ago
Might sound snarky but really just curious (and I'm older ;)
Are we close to standardizing on pluralization in English into 's and 'es?
octopuses instead of octopi
fishes instead of fish
aquariums instead of aquaria
media and mediums diverged a long time ago, but it seems as though the last few years has seen a dramatic shift
oh good golly, a better question might be: how often do you read your own post and realized you already know the answer :)
- 13of40 3y agoFrom what I've read, the "us" at the end of octopus isn't Latin, but Greek, so if you want to split hairs, it would be "octopodes".