Name Game: Podi Puss Plural

[Kenjitsuka]

Never heard of "Octopi". Must be my excellent pedigree, or maybe the little Grammar-Nazi inside of me...

 

[vxicepickxv]

Octopi is completely wrong and comes about from a fundamental misunderstanding of Greek pluralization. Octopuses is correct as it reflects proper English pluralization. Octopodes is most correct as reflects the proper Greek pluralization.

We stole it, we can break it however we want. This is the glory of the English language.

 

[w00tage]

Yay! LeeLee is going to go ink for 4 days straight! Can't wait to see all those new comics!

 

[standokan]

In Podi's defense: Squirr..

 

[DuelLadyS]

You say octopi, I say octopode, let's call the whole thing off...

(Personally, I'm just impressed with the number of variant plurals popping up here. That, and the etymology of 'nice'. So that's why my English teachers hated that word...)

We stole it, we can break it however we want. This is the glory of the English language.

You win, I do believe.

 

[SidingWithTheEnemy]

We stole it, we can break it however we want. This is the glory of the English language.

Technically, you didn't steal it, you were invaded (or liberated depending on the point of view) and those latin (and -ugh-like french) words were forced into your language. And the English settlers or founding fathers just brought it along.

But if you want to point out that you are an American you may have a pretty good claim that you "stole" English from the Britains and morphed/mutilated/elevated (again it depends on the point of view) it into American Standard English.
Boy do I love nitpicking.

Oh and for the Topic's sake.
I'm really not concerned about the plural form because I always spelt it Octopussies and always will. It does sounds so much better!

 

[PlasticTree]

Fun little comic, but some advice: even though Podi is awesome and all, it might be a good idea to not use him as the main topic of your comics so often. Once in a while is ok, and he/she is a great concept to use in the background of all (or most of) your comics. But now you're risking his awesome-factor by overusing him.

 

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

In Podi's defense: Squirr..

*sheds a tear* He always knows how to put it best...

 

[Sojoez]

But isn't the Latin word derived from Greek?

 

[scorptatious]

Apparently Alix is a grammar nazi.

Or a reverse grammar nazi, depending on which is the correct term.

 

[Formica Archonis]

Let's see what Merriam-Webster says, via one of their editors:


I love these Ask the Editor [http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/index.htm] segments.

 

[DragonSama]

I love it. If anything to point out how freaking Stupid the Occupy Wall Street People are.

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

4 days off from school? Intriguing...my college has a 4 day break this weekend too. Hmm...

 

[Allwhowander]

I'm going to trust Merriam-Webster on this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFyY2mK8pxk

 

[mgirl]

If i remember correctly, Octopi is incorrect, octopuses is acceptable, but the correct plural is octopodes. God, I love knowing that and annoying people with it.

 

[Qitz]

Always a great comic.

....

OCTOPI!

 

[samsonguy920]

In today's episode of NameGame: Grammar Police, I would like to inject one little comment:

Cool strip.

 

[Dutch 924]

Wow. I always thought I was being smart when I said "octopi".

Now I know how to say it properly, and I can tell people why it's right. Thanks