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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Lots of octopuses? #24859 03/27/01 10:27 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 163 R Rouspeteur member Rouspeteur member R Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 163 Octopuses is the correct English plural form, but you will still hear octopi, 'irregardless' of this fact. >As for a collective of octopuses: an army? a handful? a clutch? How about a tentacle of octopuses. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Lots of octopuses? Hyla 03/26/01 09:44 PM Re: Lots of octopuses? Max Quordlepleen 03/26/01 09:59 PM Re: Lots of octopuses? NicholasW 03/27/01 08:19 AM Re: Lots of octopuses? Bingley 03/27/01 09:48 AM Re: Lots of octopuses? Rouspeteur 03/27/01 10:27 AM Re: Lots of octopuses? Marianna 03/27/01 11:39 AM Re: Lots of octopuses? inselpeter 03/27/01 11:44 AM Re: Lots of octopuses? BlanchePatch 03/29/01 11:42 AM Re: Lots of octopuses? inselpeter 03/29/01 12:20 PM Re: Lots of octopuses? Hyla 03/27/01 05:53 PM Re: Lots of octopuses? maverick 03/27/01 06:02 PM Re: Lots of octopuses? Max Quordlepleen 03/27/01 09:17 PM Re: Lots of octopuses? Anonymous 03/27/01 03:54 PM Re: Lots of octopuses? Rouspeteur 03/27/01 04:42 PM Re: Lots of octopuses? belMarduk 03/27/01 05:05 PM Lots of deer NicholasW 03/28/01 07:06 AM Re: Lots of deer Max Quordlepleen 03/28/01 07:55 AM Re: Lots of deer rodward 03/28/01 08:31 AM Re: Lots of deer inselpeter 03/28/01 05:13 PM Re: Lots of deer Bobyoungbalt 03/28/01 05:57 PM Re: Lots of deer inselpeter 03/28/01 06:25 PM Re: Lots of deer Bobyoungbalt 03/28/01 06:34 PM Re: Lots of deer inselpeter 03/28/01 06:46 PM Re: No "S"s thank you wow 03/28/01 01:57 PM Re: No "S"s thank you Max Quordlepleen 03/28/01 10:24 PM Re: Lots of deer maverick 03/28/01 11:22 AM Re: Lots of deer Jackie 03/28/01 12:07 PM Re: Lots of deer maverick 03/28/01 12:10 PM Re: Lots of deer of troy 03/28/01 02:16 PM Re: Lots of deer Bobyoungbalt 03/28/01 03:08 PM Re: Lots of deer rodward 03/28/01 03:48 PM Re: Lots of deer Jackie 03/28/01 04:32 PM Re: Lots of deer inselpeter 03/28/01 05:08 PM Re: Lots of deer Sparteye 03/28/01 05:32 PM Re: Lots of deer inselpeter 03/28/01 06:23 PM Re: Lots of Loons wow 03/28/01 07:23 PM Re: Lots of Loons inselpeter 03/28/01 07:26 PM Re: Lots of looney Loons wow 03/28/01 07:32 PM UK Swans AnnaStrophic 03/28/01 08:44 PM Re: UK - touch not the Queen wow 03/28/01 09:03 PM Re: UK - touch not the Queen Max Quordlepleen 03/28/01 11:00 PM Re: Goosy, goosy, gander... maverick 03/29/01 11:40 AM Re: Goosy, goosy, gander... inselpeter 03/29/01 12:11 PM Re: Goosy, goosy, gander... wwh 03/29/01 01:53 PM Re: UK - touch not the Queen Bobyoungbalt 03/29/01 03:52 PM Re: UK - touch not the Queen inselpeter 03/29/01 04:06 PM Re: UK Swans NicholasW 03/29/01 12:23 PM Re: UK Swans wow 03/29/01 01:16 PM Re: Lots of deer of troy 03/28/01 05:56 PM Re: Lots of deer inselpeter 03/28/01 06:18 PM Re: Lots of deer Bobyoungbalt 03/28/01 05:55 PM Re: Lots of octopuses? wwh 03/29/01 02:00 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 220 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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