Actually, no, the plural of octopus is octopuses, as octopus is a corruption of octopod (i.e. eight feet) and isn't a proper Latin word at all.
There are some even more tricky rules about whether a word should end in "ise" or "ize" which have something to do with whether the original word was derived from greek or latin. The real question is whether 3 LXs would be a CLXXX.... Paul Ewins Melbourne, Australia -----Original Message----- From: David Madsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 12:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: LXist The plural of octopus is octopi, so would LX plural be LXi (pronounced el-ex-ee or el-ex-eye). OK, so I'm bored and rambling. David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com
