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*octopodes (yes I know octopuses is also correct but the technically correct version sounds cooler)
*Octopussies
Only Japanese ones
Depends on the language. Current standardized American English overwhelmingly list adds
-s/-esto make a plural noun. So “octopuses” would be technically correct with “octopodes” and “octopi” also accepted.If you’re writing Latin, you’d want octopi instead. If you’re writing Greek: octopodes.
But English is a democratic language, so feel free to vote often and early by using your preferred version.
at this point i feel the only sensible answer is to use the most nonsensical form that still sounds normal
Octothingies is my favorite
Octopi?
Dont you dare use a Latin pluralization of a Greek root word!
I'll use whatever pluralodes I feel like!
Wow, look at all these plurapodes
There's lodes of them!
Its origin is Greek, but it comes to us through Latin, so fuck it. Plus it’s language, and octopi is understood by fluent speakers
You want 8 pies? What?
Octopodes nuts
I kinda love how this only works if you know the correct pronunciation. For those that don't, it's ock-top-uh-deez
Title fixed.