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Monday, August 9, 2010
Busy day today
But here's a video about how to pluralize the word "octopus". This is in honor of my friend Dylan's soon-to-be-born baby.
I love it!! I thought I was the only one who said "octopodes" (although I've apparently had the stress on the wrong syllable); I reverse-engineered that one during a 15-week Ancient Greek course in grad school (what was I thinking?), and I've said it ever since, to many odd looks. Turns out I just should have been living in Britian. (This is not news.) Thanks!
Awesome, thought I honestly never knew the word octopodes before that. I always used octopi because it looked closer to the Latin which I'm a trifle more familiar with.
Though, it reminds me of the plural of box. I know "boxes" is right, but there is a small measure of developers who use "boxen" because of "ox" and "oxen".
But, I still love cephalopod no matter how many there are.
I love it!! I thought I was the only one who said "octopodes" (although I've apparently had the stress on the wrong syllable); I reverse-engineered that one during a 15-week Ancient Greek course in grad school (what was I thinking?), and I've said it ever since, to many odd looks. Turns out I just should have been living in Britian. (This is not news.) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, thought I honestly never knew the word octopodes before that. I always used octopi because it looked closer to the Latin which I'm a trifle more familiar with.
ReplyDeleteThough, it reminds me of the plural of box. I know "boxes" is right, but there is a small measure of developers who use "boxen" because of "ox" and "oxen".
But, I still love cephalopod no matter how many there are.