From: raypruitdamnation@gmail.com

On Monday, October 26, 1998 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Skrybe wrote:

One fine day, Dr Walpurgis typed out...

Skrybe wrote:

No Wet Octopuses (Octopi)?

You know, "octopi" is the silliest word ever invented. For a start octopus

is

»already« a plural (it means "eight feet"), and secondly it's a »Greek«

word,

so the Latinized faux-plural is utterly ridiculous (if anything, the plural form in transliterated Greek should be "octopoi").

Dr Walpurgis -- Easily-annoyed classicist by Royal Appointment.

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Phew. It's a good thing I didn't say Octopussies then. Of course that may have sparked a nice Bond thread...

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