When I document code I have this problem with indices vs indexes.
Wait is seriously everyone in here wrong?
Guys it’s:
OCTOPEOPLEInclusion, let’s keep it up.
Several of Octopus
Btw is there a difference between people.and persons? I hear both being used but i grew up with people.
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
people = a group
persons = a group of individuals
Imagine speaking correct English
Octopipuses?
Why is octopi correct? Based on what?
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.
Octopi would be correct if you’re referring to a cluster of one species of octopus.
Based on what?
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).
It’s Greek, not Latin. It should be octopodes.
This is the one.
Because people use it, and if you say it everybody will understand without any ambiguity.
Then the meme is formatted incorrectly. Or “correctly”, if we define correct as “incorrect, but, you get it, so…”
Except, usage defines language. If it didn’t, English wouldn’t exist. Therefore, usage is correct when people understand and use it.
That’s what I said.
Then why are you saying it’s incorrectly formatted? I’m directly backing its premise.
Octos
… podes
Marco!
Veemo!
Woomy!
Octopodes.
Octopodeez nuts
Beat me to it
Please don’t beat your meat to octopodes
Hey, we’re not hurting anyone!!!
Hexadecipus
When a Roman family has their 16th child.
Roger Moore would disagree.
If you say ok-top-o-dees, you’d better be prepared to deliver this spiel at a moment’s notice
HA! That video was really good. Extremely quick and to the point, great linguistics content, and funny to boot!
As long as they’re penetrating a lady I don’t care what they are called.
Ah, i see you are a man of culture as well.
Octopussies
Octopus, octopuses, and octopodes are correct. Octopi incorrect.
In greek it would be incorrect, in english it’s not worse than the others.
