Spyke
lazysoci.al

I am ignorant of other cultures. is the gentleman supposed to have sex with all of them?

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Hence the half face half forehead hand rest.

"Who can even remember the rules for this dumb game anymore"

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lemm.ee

I'm just upset they killed all this octopuses.

I also just learned that the word isn't octopussies.

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MBMreply
lemmings.world

No. It doesn't have the Latin ending -us, but actually ends with pus (fom the Greek word for foot). From the Greek origin, the plural would be octopodes. Octopuses is more usual.

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Both are acceptable, I've read.

The modern English representation of the classically correct Greek plural (had the word been so used in ancient Athens) would be octopodes. The common plural octopi (1817) regards the -us in this word as the Latin noun ending that takes -i in plural. As with many modern scientific creature-names, it was coined in Modern Latin from Greek elements, so it might be allowed to partake of Latin grammar in forming the plural. But probably the best policy for common words is to follow the grammar of the living language using them, and octopuses goes best in plain English (unless one wishes also to sanction diplodoci for the dinosaurs).

https://www.etymonline.com/word/octopus

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programming.dev

Where was this picture taken? This looks somehow incredibly like Iran

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Beastlygrreply
lemmy.world

It’s from Greece. Taken in the 70’s. Found it in my Grandparents photo album.

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Damn Greece in the 70s looked so like Iran-coded. Like, it's not even funny you can go in any bazaar in the south and take a picture just like this today

Just a neat observation

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