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Newly arrived on the fediverse and wondering the difference between here and X

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  • duchessofsnork@musicians.todayD duchessofsnork@musicians.today

    @jetton Don't even start with 3rd declension Latin nouns on X, they'll get their penes all bent out of shape

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    @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

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    • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

      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.

      2/2

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      @jetton @dgar

      chromatophorsona

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      • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

        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.

        1/2

        karen5lund@mastodon.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
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        @jetton One octopus. Two octopuses. 3.14 octopi.

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

        #Octopus #Octopuses #Octopi

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        • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

          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.

          1/2

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          spacelifeform@infosec.exchange
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          @jetton

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

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          • dpflug@hachyderm.ioD dpflug@hachyderm.io

            @jetton
            Well, and someone runs off and starts octopi.social, but just as a gag.
            @dgar

            karen5lund@mastodon.socialK This user is from outside of this forum
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            @dpflug @jetton @dgar The instance will be devoted to kraken devouring billionaires.

            Octopi Wall Street.

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            • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

              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.

              1/2

              clew@ecoevo.socialC This user is from outside of this forum
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              octopoda!

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

              @jetton

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              • karen5lund@mastodon.socialK karen5lund@mastodon.social

                @dpflug @jetton @dgar The instance will be devoted to kraken devouring billionaires.

                Octopi Wall Street.

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                @Karen5Lund @dpflug @jetton @dgar The best kind of tentacle porn!

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                • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

                  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.

                  2/2

                  minego@pdx.socialM This user is from outside of this forum
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                  @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.

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                  • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

                    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.

                    2/2

                    jetton@mastodon.onlineJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                    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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                    • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

                      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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                      @jetton @dgar Is that Octopi or Tartthulu?

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                      • jetton@mastodon.onlineJ jetton@mastodon.online

                        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.

                        1/2

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                        muddle@infosec.exchange
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                        #19

                        @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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