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minus-squareotter@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 hours agoUnlike “octopi”. 🙇🏽♂️
minus-squareGiveMemes@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·23 minutes agoNope! Octopuses, octopuses, and octopi are all correct afaik
minus-squareotter@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 minutes agoWrong, sorry. Októpus is a Greek word that translates to “eight foot,” and pluralizing it via Latin has no etymological basis. “Acceptable/widely used” is in no way synonymous to “correct”, let’s not forget.
Unlike “octopi”. 🙇🏽♂️
Nope! Octopuses, octopuses, and octopi are all correct afaik
Wrong, sorry. Októpus is a Greek word that translates to “eight foot,” and pluralizing it via Latin has no etymological basis. “Acceptable/widely used” is in no way synonymous to “correct”, let’s not forget.