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Secrets of the Octopus
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Video footage of an octopus capturing a shark and exploring a Plexiglas tank.
Dec 1, 2006 5:37 PM
Re: Secrets of the Octopus
He said octopusses, I thought the correct term was octopi.
Re: Secrets of the Octopus
Since you asked: To those who keep score on these things, it's not really "octopi," but "octopodes" or "octopuses" due to the word's etymology. Only jerks correct people on shit like this. People have used "octopi" for so long, it's an accepted way to make it plural.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/octopus
Or for a wordier, more informing piece, see
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mplurals.html
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/octopus
Or for a wordier, more informing piece, see
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mplurals.html
