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minus-squarethespcicifcocean@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 hours agoDid you know that the correct pluralization is octopuses or octopoda, not octopi? This is because the -pus ending in octopus to es from the Greek word for foot, not prom latin.
minus-squareADTJ@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 hours agoDid you know that octopi has long been included in many dictionaries also? Language is only half etymology and half vibes
minus-squaresik0fewl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoYa, but it sounds annoying because it’s incorrect.
Did you know that the correct pluralization is octopuses or octopoda, not octopi? This is because the -pus ending in octopus to es from the Greek word for foot, not prom latin.
Did you know that octopi has long been included in many dictionaries also?
Language is only half etymology and half vibes
Ya, but it sounds annoying because it’s incorrect.