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I read a couple of days ago that the only acceptable English plural of "octopus" is "octopuses," and that "octopi" is incorrect and "octopodes" misguided. I believe I have found a solution: more than one octopus is an "octoposse."

Date: 2009-12-17 09:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cat63.livejournal.com
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And now I have a mental image of an octopus in a stetson rounding up cattle using one of his tentacles as a lassoo....

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