gnutrino comments on 🐙 Octopus is Octopus 🐙

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[–] gnutrino@programming.dev 5 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

Nah, level 1 is actually correct. Regardless of its etymology, octopus is an english word and should be pluralised accordingly.

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 months ago*

Level 3 includes level 1 in it, with the addition of a plural using the original language's rules.

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[–] veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 6 months ago

But see here's the thing, English has no rules for plurals, so "accordingly" basically means "by vibes".

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