<![CDATA[Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X]]>Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X?
Ask what the plural is of octopus.

On X this will result in a vicious argument whether it is octopuses or octopi.

Here there will be polite discussion on when one should use octopuses and when octopodes, followed by a discursion about classical Greek plurals.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d29522dc-8eec-400a-ad73-b8aef6100595/newly-arrived-on-the-fediverse-and-wondering-the-difference-between-here-and-xRSS for NodeTue, 07 Apr 2026 03:45:50 GMTSun, 29 Mar 2026 23:47:38 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:34:14 GMT]]>@jetton and that's not even covering the diversion of the discussion into how wrong "virii" is as a plural for a (3rd declension mass noun). And, of course, why words like "television" are eldritch abominations.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/muddle/statuses/116316022664059531https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/muddle/statuses/116316022664059531Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:34:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:09:09 GMT]]>@jetton @dgar Is that Octopi or Tartthulu?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/ap/users/116273899298006279/statuses/116315924044212425https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/ap/users/116273899298006279/statuses/116315924044212425Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:09:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:25:51 GMT]]>Finally found the original octopus pie post for which I was looking. Three years ago which may be why I had trouble locating it.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/jetton/statuses/116315753779455502https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/jetton/statuses/116315753779455502Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:25:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:06:39 GMT]]>@jetton I have been trying to figure out how to explain this place to my wife. I've tried, but it has never made sense to her.

I just read her this. She gets it now. 10/10.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pdx.social/users/minego/statuses/116315678285497399https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pdx.social/users/minego/statuses/116315678285497399Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:06:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:25:38 GMT]]>@Karen5Lund @dpflug @jetton @dgar The best kind of tentacle porn!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/20002ist/statuses/116315516971335720https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/20002ist/statuses/116315516971335720Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:25:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:13:30 GMT]]>octopoda!

Iirc they have enough gendered behaviour for this to be useful. Well, excusable. Colorable?

@jetton

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/clew/statuses/116315469292626698https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ecoevo.social/users/clew/statuses/116315469292626698Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:13:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:01:06 GMT]]>@dpflug @jetton @dgar The instance will be devoted to kraken devouring billionaires.

Octopi Wall Street.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Karen5Lund/statuses/116315420540125467https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Karen5Lund/statuses/116315420540125467Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:01:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:59:06 GMT]]>@jetton

Cactupuses are sharp, and will not octopi your time very long.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/SpaceLifeForm/statuses/116315412690076898https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/SpaceLifeForm/statuses/116315412690076898Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:59:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:56:52 GMT]]>@jetton One octopus. Two octopuses. 3.14 octopi.

I don't remember who first posted this. Anyone?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Karen5Lund/statuses/116315403845467911https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Karen5Lund/statuses/116315403845467911Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:56:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:53:05 GMT]]>@jetton @dgar

chromatophorsona

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/users/lain_7/statuses/116315389032401218https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/users/lain_7/statuses/116315389032401218Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:53:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:42:52 GMT]]>@jetton Okay, I admit, I had to look up the accusative plural, I haven't accessed Latin in a REALLY long time

Not as long as the Romans, though

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://musicians.today/users/DuchessOfSnork/statuses/116315348855364142https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://musicians.today/users/DuchessOfSnork/statuses/116315348855364142Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:42:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:40:17 GMT]]>@jetton Don't even start with 3rd declension Latin nouns on X, they'll get their penes all bent out of shape

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://musicians.today/users/DuchessOfSnork/statuses/116315338673898464https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://musicians.today/users/DuchessOfSnork/statuses/116315338673898464Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:40:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:31:44 GMT]]>@jetton when are we discussing the noble Icosopus

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/bri7/statuses/116315305035826979https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/bri7/statuses/116315305035826979Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:31:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:26:22 GMT]]>@jetton @dgar Cephalosona.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/WhiteCatTamer/statuses/116315283935405184https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/WhiteCatTamer/statuses/116315283935405184Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:26:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:17:37 GMT]]>@jetton
Well, and someone runs off and starts octopi.social, but just as a gag.
@dgar

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dpflug/statuses/116315249508949500https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dpflug/statuses/116315249508949500Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:17:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:13:50 GMT]]>@jetton @dgar you know what must be done

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GroupNebula563/statuses/116315234682707110https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GroupNebula563/statuses/116315234682707110Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:13:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:07:11 GMT]]>@jetton Damn it...now I'm tempted to change the name of my instance to "cephalopod.social"...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://10base2.dev/users/monkeyninja/statuses/116315208539625657https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://10base2.dev/users/monkeyninja/statuses/116315208539625657Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:07:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X on Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:48:08 GMT]]>Soon there will be a number of photos of various cute cephalopods, as well as people dressed up in relevant costumes, leading to a discussion as to whether it is appropriate to refer to a fursona if it is an octopus. Consensus will soon be reached that this is indeed acceptable.

An hour later cephalopod.social will be launched.

The only mention of octopi will be when @dgar posts a photo of a pie with a crust shaped like an octopus.

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