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[–] Drusas@kbin.run 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Octopus, octopuses, and octopodes are correct. Octopi incorrect.

[–] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Octopi is also correct. If anything, more correct than octopodes by virtue of popularity. Mismatching the language to the suffix does not a fake word make!

The downvoters are silly prescriptivists ;)

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 points 4 months ago

In greek it would be incorrect, in english it's not worse than the others.