Octopus ... they always reminds me of two things. Playing WoW with my old guild, where we discussed the correct plural. And ended up with both octopusses and octopi being correct. The second is an old joke, which I have made into a Haiku.
Sand kærlighed
Blæksprutter svømmer
arm i arm i arm i arm
Vældig indviklet.
True love
Octopi swimming
Arm in arm in arm in arm
Convoluted much!
Next Monday: Most Memorable Italian Meal.
Great Haiku :)
SvarSletThank you.
SletVery nicely done! According to some dictionaries and clouding the issue nicely, a third plural that can be accepted is octopods.
SvarSletOctopods! Sounds better than 'octopi' to my ears. I am tempted to re-write my Haiku. But it seems strictly speaking to be plural of 'Octopod' which is a synonym for 'octopus'. Still sounds better, though.
Slet