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Re: Why does the tutorial talk about C-n/C-p etc?
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Clément Pit--Claudel |
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Re: Why does the tutorial talk about C-n/C-p etc? |
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Wed, 9 Mar 2016 14:21:01 -0500 |
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On 03/09/2016 02:07 PM, Drew Adams wrote:
> Got it. Ancient Greek octopus (plural octopodes) is the origin.
But octopodes in English is ambiguous (could refer to octopus or octopod).
> In English both octopuses and octopi are in use. Octopi, though
> a mistaken creation and less common, is nevertheless loved for
> its quirkiness. http://grammarist.com/usage/octopi-octopuses/
I'm not a native speaker so I don't really get a say. Still, I hear it often
enough and sufficiently many dictionaries acknowledge it that it sounds fine to
me :)
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