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Zenjal ,

Octopipuses?

Cysioland ,
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octopus - octopi amogus - amogi chungus - chungi

null ,

Why is octopi correct? Based on what?

marcos ,

Because people use it, and if you say it everybody will understand without any ambiguity.

null ,

Then the meme is formatted incorrectly. Or “correctly”, if we define correct as “incorrect, but, you get it, so…”

Poik ,
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Except, usage defines language. If it didn’t, English wouldn’t exist. Therefore, usage is correct when people understand and use it.

null ,

That’s what I said.

Poik ,
@Poik@pawb.social avatar

Then why are you saying it’s incorrectly formatted? I’m directly backing its premise.

null ,

“Octopi” is only “correct” because of common usage. Octopus does not have a Latin origin, so it doesn’t make sense to pluralize it that way. Which is to say it’s not technically correct, it’s just “correct”.

In the proper format of this meme, the wojack in the middle should be obsessed with technical correctness, while the one on the right is fine with merely “correctness” (as in, enough people use it to make it understood).

But since you can understand it, the format is merely “correct” (I’m being tongue-in-cheek to make a point)

Ropianos ,

The Latin origin. Words ending on -us turn almost always into -i in plural in Latin. And that’s where it comes from (octo eight, pus/pes foot).

Leviathan ,

It’s Greek, not Latin. It should be octopodes.

Telodzrum ,

This is the one.

Manifish_Destiny ,

Octopuses is correct if you’re referring to many different species of octopus. Octopi would be correct if you’re referring to a cluster of one species of octopus.

null ,

Octopi would be correct if you’re referring to a cluster of one species of octopus.

Based on what?

AI_toothbrush ,

Btw is there a difference between people.and persons? I hear both being used but i grew up with people.

RedditRefugee69 ,

Great question. When I hear people I think that’s used to draw attention to common relevant traits “people of England” for example. Persons is more a group of less related individuals or at least with less relevant similarities “persons of interest” for example

lseif ,

people = a group

persons = a group of individuals

msgraves ,

Imagine speaking correct English

ShortFuse ,

When I document code I have this problem with indices vs indexes.

funkless_eck ,

which can lead to crises of errata

tiredofsametab ,

I mostly write 'indexes' these days when I'm not on autopilot, in part since not all of my coworkers have a high English proficiency and just following the normal +(e)s plural makes it easier. My brain really does not want me to write 'matrixes' however (and indeed, my dictionary in this browser is fine with 'indexes' but not 'matrixes'). I also try not to be pedantic with verbs whose irregular forms have become less common than their "incorrect" (at least when I was taught) forms. "Shined" being one of these, but I am sure there are more.

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