Is it Sulfur or Sulphur?
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The way the septics say "Caribbean" winds me up.How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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You should take a look at yourself in the meer sometime.Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View PostThe way the septics say "Caribbean" winds me up.Cooking doesn't get tougher than this.Comment
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Meer: Meer is a small village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Twenterand, about 2 km west of the town of Den Ham.Originally posted by TheBigYinJames View PostYou should take a look at yourself in the meer sometime.
How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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Is it octopi or octopuses?Originally posted by TheBigYinJames View PostYou should take a look at yourself in the meer sometime.Comment
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Octopodes.Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostIs it octopi or octopuses?
No, really it's Octopuses.
1 is an Octopus, and
(a) it's not Latin 2nd declension so Octopi is false
(b) an octopus is not a pus, so although the (Ancient Greek) plural of pus is podes, the plural of octopus is not octopodes. In the same way as the plural of walkman is not walkmen, and the plural of Dobermann is not Doberleute or even Dobermänner.Last edited by expat; 3 July 2008, 09:26.Comment
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Both are valid, but, logically, it should be octopodes.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by expat View Post.... and the plural of Dobermann is not Doberleute or even Dobermänner.

Sorry, that really does crack me up.
How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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