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- deadleaf, on 11/09/2008, -0/+32Cthulhu?
- newmedusa, on 11/10/2008, -1/+19Not octopi. Words that end in -us in the singular and -i in the plural are second declension words from Latin; -us and -i are just the declinable endings. Octopus is, however, a Greek word meaning eight (octo) foot/feet (pus). The -us is part of the -pus, not just its own ending.
So, if you're going to be classically pretentious, it's octopodes -- but octopuses is perfectly acceptable.
/classics and biology major who also tutors english grammar... - JonesJohnson, on 11/10/2008, -4/+12singular = octopus
plural = octopi
Right? I've never had to actually say 'octopi' before, but if you think about it ... wait, what? - inactive, on 11/09/2008, -0/+7Dugg for extremely creepy creatures
- snagglefoof, on 11/10/2008, -0/+7I thought the plural of octopus was octopussy?
- antisoc, on 11/10/2008, -0/+7Dalek?
- Albumen, on 11/10/2008, -0/+6Yeow!! That's some hard core "classical pretentiousness". Kudos to you!
I Digg your milkshake - KSUdesigner, on 11/10/2008, -0/+5They have another disadvantage when it comes to taking over the world too . . . they don't do too well out of water.
- oda1, on 11/10/2008, -0/+4Did you know Octupuses (isn't it Octupi?) are extremely smart creatures? They'd probably take over the world, if it weren't for one disadvantage; Their life span. Which averages about 2-3 years on most species.
... THE MORE YOU KNOW! - KiloKaan, on 11/10/2008, -0/+4no thats just a wimpy octopus
- thcobbs, on 11/10/2008, -2/+5Yeah....
1.) the joke stopped being funny.... well, it never was
2.) this was a particularly lame attempt at it
3.) Isn't there a Futurama episode about that kind thing? - thcobbs, on 11/10/2008, -0/+3Oh come on... everyone knows octopie is really good!
- inactive, on 11/10/2008, -0/+375% of the world is covered in water, I'm sure they won't have a problem with not being able to do too well out of water.
- protodon, on 11/10/2008, -0/+3Aaaww, hey there little guy!
- xtal3, on 11/10/2008, -0/+3That is not dead which can eternal lie
and with strange aeons, even death may die. - batfink3312, on 11/10/2008, -0/+3From Oed:
Although it is often supposed that octopi is the 'correct' plural of octopus, and it has been in use for longer than the usual Anglicized plural octopuses, it in fact originates as an error. Octopus is not a simple Latin word of the second declension, but a Latinized form of the Greek word oktopous, and its 'correct' plural would logically be octopodes - Wargasmic, on 11/10/2008, -0/+3We need to genetically modify them to grow skeletons, skin that won't dry out, and longer life spans.
- someidiotinnj, on 11/10/2008, -0/+2EXTERMINATE!
- thcobbs, on 11/10/2008, -0/+2just don't ever let them time travel or figure out technology...
Oh, wait... we'll just put stairs everywhere.... that will stop them. - diggopolous, on 11/10/2008, -0/+2Hippopotomus? Preposterous!
- rye419, on 11/10/2008, -0/+2octopodes
- MikeyBillz, on 11/10/2008, -0/+2I will call you squishy and you will be mine...
- Tito151, on 11/10/2008, -0/+2Yea that and the fact that they have no skeletal structure to support themselves out of water ....
- inactive, on 11/10/2008, -1/+2BBC trumps your crazy source.
- thedogisdead, on 11/10/2008, -0/+1But how does it taste with wasabi and soy sauce? What the hell am I paying my license fee to the BBC for?!
- eleraama, on 11/24/2008, -0/+1...Am I the only one who was under the impression that there was a single creature that most deep-sea octopuses descended from that was, in fact, still alive in the southern sea?
- thcobbs, on 11/10/2008, -0/+1EXTERMINATE!!!
(thanks to antisoc) - Meursault, on 11/10/2008, -0/+1They never call!
- Tito151, on 11/10/2008, -2/+2No, that was just a glorified word coined by Ian Fleming.
- smileyface, on 11/10/2008, -0/+0It can be either octopuses or octopi.
- inactive, on 11/10/2008, -1/+0Ah yea sure, OK. If they evolved into something, how come they still are? Shouldn't they, like not be anymore? Cause they're like, something else now??
Evolution is stupid. - inactive, on 11/10/2008, -8/+1***** you! Two of my friends died of sharing a living ancestor.
- SawButter, on 11/10/2008, -12/+2Buried, already posted here:
http://digg.com/general_sciences/Incredible_Deep_S ...
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