There are 3 plurals for the word octopus, as stated in the Oxford English Dictionary, which even the 8 legged mollusc might get confused with. The first is the natural English pluralisation, octopuses. Simple. The second, octopi, originates from the mistaken presumption that it’s a Latin word, and every public schoolboy who did elementary Latin [...]
Categories: Random Facts
Tagged: , octopus, Random Facts
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- 12 January, 2008 – 7:32 am UTC
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- By lest
Thought I’d create a new category in my blog, to finally release some of those useless facts I’ve collected in my head over the years. Now I’m not Stephen Fry nor one of his elves on Q.I. (though I do love that show!), but sometimes, my brain just needs to let go. So for our [...]
Categories: Random Facts
Tagged: hysteria, Random Facts
- Published:
- 25 June, 2007 – 11:06 am UTC
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- By lest