Octopodes
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I doubt it very much. And there is a lot on the subject according to Google. It seems like Octopuses is common, Octopi ("Latin") too; Octopods and Octopodes are scientific. Here is one authority[^], note the required accent. Mind you, their Greek spelling is incorrect here: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/octopus. (once more the fail-to-paste-a-link-bug) :)
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/0015-octopus.htm[^]
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Feeling cranky today, Mr. Maunder? Hamsters getting you down? Or is it just the continual mucking out of the Lounge? I suggest: Bike.
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delete this;Ah, if only. The weather here: miserable. (Best said with a bad French accent)
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Luc Pattyn wrote:
(once more the fail-to-paste-a-link-bug)
Odd innit? I had an instance earlier today, paste one link - all OK, paste another - total failure.
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in my experience: 1. it works well when no text is selected (first paste link, then change the text it shows); 2. it fails seemingly randomly when text is selected (type text to become link text, select it, then make it a link by pasting a URL) 3. it seems to depend on where on the text line the selection is; first word works well most of the time, last word often fails. And then it shows rather infrequently, making it hard for a proper black-box investigation. :)
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The correct plural of Octopus in British English. There - you've learned something new today.
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Chris Maunder wrote:
The correct plural of Octopus in British English.
You've just pissed off some of our British members there who insist that what they speak is just English. :-D
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Chris Maunder wrote:
The correct plural of Octopus in British English.
You've just pissed off some of our British members there who insist that what they speak is just English. :-D
Regards, Nish
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Reminds me of all the Canadians here who keep insisting I'm the one with the accent. If only they could here hear themselves! Crazy, I tell you. [Edit: Coffee! Stat!]
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modified on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 4:32 PM
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Chris Maunder wrote:
The correct plural of Octopus in British English.
You've just pissed off some of our British members there who insist that what they speak is just English. :-D
Regards, Nish
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I think if Chris gets tweaked any further today, he's going to replace CP with a single Twitter feed.
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Reminds me of all the Canadians here who keep insisting I'm the one with the accent. If only they could here hear themselves! Crazy, I tell you. [Edit: Coffee! Stat!]
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote:
If only they could here themselves! Crazy, I tell you.
:laugh:
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/0015-octopus.htm[^]
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
yup, that's the video I watched before posting. Did you miss the "they all forgot one thing" part? :)
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/0015-octopus.htm[^]
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When I saw the word octopodes, I thought it should be pronounced octo-podes. After watching that video,...I now know it is pronounced oc-top-oh-dees (since it is greek). that is what I learned from that video However, I think I'll stick with Max's pluralization posted above...octopussies
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I think if Chris gets tweaked any further today, he's going to replace CP with a single Twitter feed.
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
a single Twitter feed
Maybe Verity Stob[^] would appreciate that. :)
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Reminds me of all the Canadians here who keep insisting I'm the one with the accent. If only they could here hear themselves! Crazy, I tell you. [Edit: Coffee! Stat!]
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Okay from now on, I'll type with an accent, too. That's much better, eh. :)
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Chris Maunder wrote:
The correct plural of Octopus in British English.
You've just pissed off some of our British members there who insist that what they speak is just English. :-D
Regards, Nish
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The correct plural of Octopus in British English. There - you've learned something new today.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
That sudden flash of knowledge has left me reeling; perhaps I should take the rest of the day off. :)
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Dear, we don't need to. ;)
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Dear, we don't need to.
Okay that was low! :-D
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Ah, if only. The weather here: miserable. (Best said with a bad French accent)
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Chris Maunder wrote:
weather here: miserable.
Ah, we've taken on a bit of a cold snap here, as well. It's only a brisk 78°F today, with partly cloudy skies and a light breeze to ensure frostbite for the unaware. Luckily I brought along my Eddie Bauer Genuine Goose Liver-filled SocksTM today. Can't be too safe in harsh climes... :)
Will Rogers never met me.
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Reminds me of all the Canadians here who keep insisting I'm the one with the accent. If only they could here hear themselves! Crazy, I tell you. [Edit: Coffee! Stat!]
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
modified on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 4:32 PM
Chris Maunder wrote:
If only they could here themselves!
Is that the Canadian spelling?
Will Rogers never met me.
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Reminds me of all the Canadians here who keep insisting I'm the one with the accent. If only they could here hear themselves! Crazy, I tell you. [Edit: Coffee! Stat!]
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
modified on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 4:32 PM
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Chris Maunder wrote:
weather here: miserable.
Ah, we've taken on a bit of a cold snap here, as well. It's only a brisk 78°F today, with partly cloudy skies and a light breeze to ensure frostbite for the unaware. Luckily I brought along my Eddie Bauer Genuine Goose Liver-filled SocksTM today. Can't be too safe in harsh climes... :)
Will Rogers never met me.
Please, tell me more. :mad:
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The correct plural of Octopus in British English. There - you've learned something new today.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
The correct plural of Octopus in British English.
Well it was a few centuries ago, but the generally accepted plural in British (aka Modern) English is actually octopuses; octopi is not correct in either case.
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When I saw the word octopodes, I thought it should be pronounced octo-podes. After watching that video,...I now know it is pronounced oc-top-oh-dees (since it is greek). that is what I learned from that video However, I think I'll stick with Max's pluralization posted above...octopussies
Didn't see the video, so maybe they addressed this, maybe they didn't, but ... octopus sounds like it has a Latin origin, so why do those oh-so-smart scientists seem to think that it's plural should have a Greek origin?