Re: [Waaaaaay OT] Grammer

2003-10-24 Thread Pigeon
On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 09:55:02AM -0400, Daniel B. wrote: > "Karsten M. Self" wrote: > > > > on Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 06:59:35PM +0100, Pigeon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 07:15:30AM -0700, Tom wrote: > > > >... > > > > > > > > Octopus is greek. The correct plural is o

Re: [Waaaaaay OT] Grammer

2003-10-24 Thread Daniel B.
"Karsten M. Self" wrote: > > on Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 06:59:35PM +0100, Pigeon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 07:15:30AM -0700, Tom wrote: > > >... > > > > > > Octopus is greek. The correct plural is octopuses damn it! > > > > ... so shouldn't it be 'octopedes' IIRC? Harala

Re: [Waaaaaay OT] Grammer

2003-10-23 Thread Cam Ellison
* Deryk Barker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Thus spake Karsten M. Self ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > on Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 06:59:35PM +0100, Pigeon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 07:15:30AM -0700, Tom wrote: > > > > > > > > My personal pet peeve is: > > > > http://diction

Re: [Waaaaaay OT] Grammer

2003-10-23 Thread Deryk Barker
Thus spake Karsten M. Self ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > on Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 06:59:35PM +0100, Pigeon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 07:15:30AM -0700, Tom wrote: > > > > > > My personal pet peeve is: > > > http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=octopi > > > oc?to?pus( P

Re: [Waaaaaay OT] Grammer

2003-10-23 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 06:59:35PM +0100, Pigeon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 07:15:30AM -0700, Tom wrote: > > > > My personal pet peeve is: > > http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=octopi > > oc?to?pus( P ) Pronunciation Key (kt-ps) > > n. pl. oc?to?pus?es or oc?

Re: [Waaaaaay OT] Grammer

2003-10-22 Thread Colin Watson
On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 06:59:35PM +0100, Pigeon wrote: > On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 07:15:30AM -0700, Tom wrote: > > My personal pet peeve is: > > http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=octopi > > oc?to?pus( P ) Pronunciation Key (kt-ps) > > n. pl. oc?to?pus?es or oc?to?pi (-p) > > > > Octop

Re: [Waaaaaay OT] Grammer

2003-10-22 Thread Pigeon
On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 07:15:30AM -0700, Tom wrote: > > My personal pet peeve is: > http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=octopi > oc?to?pus( P ) Pronunciation Key (kt-ps) > n. pl. oc?to?pus?es or oc?to?pi (-p) > > Octopus is greek. The correct plural is octopuses damn it! ... so shou

Re: [Waaaaaay OT] Grammer

2003-10-22 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:55:19 +0200, Nicos Gollan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > It's "grammar". > > On Wednesday 22 October 2003 15:45, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > > Not trying to start a flame-fest here, but the correct plural form > > of virus is viruses. > > Last t

Re: [Waaaaaay OT] Grammer

2003-10-22 Thread Joerg Johannes
Am Mi, den 22.10.2003 schrieb Nicos Gollan um 15:55: > It's "grammar". > > On Wednesday 22 October 2003 15:45, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > > Not trying to start a flame-fest here, but the correct plural form of > > virus is viruses. > > Last thing I heard was that the original word had no plural at

Re: [Waaaaaay OT] Grammer

2003-10-22 Thread Tom
On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 03:55:19PM +0200, Nicos Gollan wrote: > It's "grammar". > > On Wednesday 22 October 2003 15:45, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > > Not trying to start a flame-fest here, but the correct plural form of > > virus is viruses. > > Last thing I heard was that the original word had no p

Re: [Waaaaaay OT] Grammer

2003-10-22 Thread Nicos Gollan
It's "grammar". On Wednesday 22 October 2003 15:45, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > Not trying to start a flame-fest here, but the correct plural form of > virus is viruses. Last thing I heard was that the original word had no plural at all, so as I see it we're all free to write what we want. "Little