On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:44:13 -0400, ajb@spamcop.net wrote:
G'day all.
Quoting "Benjamin L.Russell" <DekuDekuplex@Yahoo.com>:
Actually, according to the Wikipedia entry for "octopus" (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus), I probably should have written the plural as either "octopuses" or "octopodes":
Ah, but "octopodes" is only the _nominative_ plural. You really should have written this:
Or is that a logo of two octoposi, one with four arms, and the other with three? Oh no, the poor octopodes!
Or, if the second sentence addresses the octopous, this would be correct:
Oh no, the poor octopoi!
Hope this helps. For your homework, what is the plural of "topos"?
According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, it is "topoi" (see http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topos). Where did you find "octoposi?" I just searched online, but wasn't able to find a reference. -- Benjamin L. Russell -- Benjamin L. Russell / DekuDekuplex at Yahoo dot com http://dekudekuplex.wordpress.com/ Translator/Interpreter / Mobile: +011 81 80-3603-6725 "Furuike ya, kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto." -- Matsuo Basho^