Edwin, it's a Kokusai, what more info do we need?! On Friday, May 13, 2022 at 9:51:58 AM UTC-4 Edwin W wrote:
> I agree with Eric... nice photos are nice. > > From our local craigslist, this one is on the other end of the photo > spectrum > > https://nashville.craigslist.org/bik/d/nashville-bike-for-sale/7474764859.html > > Edwin > > On Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 1:49:23 PM UTC-5 eric...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Hats off to the gold Sam seller for posting *nice pictures*! >> >> Johnny, the plural of platypus is platypuses. I'd vote platypodes. You >> might enjoy this bit from the Australian Platypus Conservancy >> <https://platypus.asn.au/>: >> >> *What is the plural of “platypus”?* >> >> This is perhaps the single most frequently asked question about the >> species. People feel that “platypi” doesn’t sound quite right, but what’s >> the alternative? According to our copy of the Australian Pocket Oxford >> Dictionary (Fourth Edition), the word “platypus” is derived from two Greek >> words meaning “flat broad foot”. Given that the plural of the Greek “pous” >> is “podes”, we conclude that – strictly speaking – the plural of “platypus” >> should be “platypodes”. However, given that “platypodes” has for some >> unfathomable reason never become popular, the dictionary goes on to say >> that the accepted plural is “platypuses” or (particularly in scientific and >> conservation contexts) “platypus”. (For the sake of simplicity, we prefer >> using the second term.) By the same token, given that “rakali” (a.k.a. the >> Australian water-rat) was originally an aboriginal term for this animal, >> its plural in English is presumably “rakali” rather than “rakalis”. >> >> >> Not trying to derail this thread, thanks all. >> On Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 10:55:22 AM UTC-4 Matthew Williams wrote: >> >>> Sam Hillborne F/F/HS (new, never ridden!) >>> 60cm >>> 1350 >>> Denver, CO >>> >>> https://denver.craigslist.org/bik/d/englewood-60cm-rivendell-sam-hillborne/7482693457.html >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6e9b414d-ab5c-42e5-91b9-eae995f04640n%40googlegroups.com.
