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minus-squareDrusas@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoOctopus, octopuses, and octopodes are correct. Octopi incorrect.
minus-squareXavienth@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoOctopi is also correct. If anything, more correct than octopodes by virtue of popularity. Mismatching the language to the suffix does not a fake word make!
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIn greek it would be incorrect, in english it’s not worse than the others.
Octopus, octopuses, and octopodes are correct. Octopi incorrect.
Octopi is also correct. If anything, more correct than octopodes by virtue of popularity. Mismatching the language to the suffix does not a fake word make!
In greek it would be incorrect, in english it’s not worse than the others.