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Stealth Prawn
09-20-2009, 2:38 PM
would not the plural of penis be peni?
i thought it was octopussies
Solacia
09-20-2009, 2:45 PM
words ending with -us is -i in plural.
i think the plural for penis is penises
Desssert
09-20-2009, 2:49 PM
...You're an idiot.
Stealth Prawn
09-20-2009, 2:54 PM
words ending with -us is -i in plural.
i think the plural for penis is penises
but phonetically they both end in the same sound
Solacia
09-20-2009, 3:08 PM
but that doesnt change the fact that the word ends with -is
Solacia
09-20-2009, 3:10 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_plural
just go there and read it goddamit
Solacia
09-20-2009, 3:11 PM
* Final is becomes es (pronounced /iːz/):
axis axes /ˈæksiːz/
crisis crises /ˈkraɪsiːz/
testis testes /ˈtɛstiːz/
Solacia
09-20-2009, 3:11 PM
so its probably penises
Stealth Prawn
09-20-2009, 3:36 PM
its totes peni guys
BlackHood
09-20-2009, 4:18 PM
niki likes it in the ae
Quadros
09-20-2009, 4:39 PM
irrelevant, groups of more than one penis is unholy and unnatural and wrong.
BlackHood
09-20-2009, 4:43 PM
see what I did, I made a grammar-sex joke.
BlackHood
09-20-2009, 4:44 PM
you don't get those every day
BlackHood
09-20-2009, 4:44 PM
you don't get those every day!
the plural of octupus is octopodes you rascals
the plural of mongoose...
mongooses? or mongeese?
According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary (http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/mongoose) the correct plural can be either mongooses or mongeese.
Jackoff Shitler
09-20-2009, 6:33 PM
octopiss
The_Solipsist
09-20-2009, 7:07 PM
its a latin derivative
3rd declension
nominative, plural - us->i
The_Solipsist
09-20-2009, 7:31 PM
i think its from greek, originally
oktopos
but phonetically they both end in the same sound
no they dont faggot
Profane Methane
09-20-2009, 8:51 PM
as english language is a mongoloid of a language you can not apply morphological rules to it.
The_Solipsist
09-20-2009, 8:58 PM
its germanic, romantic and anglo saxon
thanks for letting me know
Mustache
09-20-2009, 9:02 PM
why am i learning?
its germanic, romantic and anglo saxon
also i'm pretty sure its just germanic and romantic
would not the plural of penis be peni?
it doesnt make sense because it ends in -is, not -us which do not have the same sound
this whole thread is just retarded
The_Solipsist
09-20-2009, 9:14 PM
also i'm pretty sure its just germanic and romantic
german-speakers conquered the anglos and then the christians came in and tired to convert them
words like pork and veal opposed to pig and cow are good examples of the cultural difference in romantic and anglo-saxon, as the anglos were subject to being the laborers, as to where the high class spoke latin(french), so the food served to them was named more pleasing to the ear
:facts:
hollywood_maggot
09-20-2009, 9:16 PM
old joke is old
look man this is spame and i dont give a care fucker
they still spoke a germanic language and english is primarily germanic so who gives a fuck
The_Solipsist
09-20-2009, 9:31 PM
look man this is spame and i dont give a care fucker
they still spoke a germanic language and english is primarily germanic so who gives a fuck
calm down buddy
i'm just making sure you knew
Mustache
09-20-2009, 9:36 PM
don't you buddy tweek
Mustache
09-20-2009, 9:36 PM
right tweek pal?
:lol:
i am calm, its a joke
Alcoholic
09-20-2009, 9:53 PM
:lol:
i am calm, its a joke
Jesus fuck Tweek, settle down
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