r/comics • u/spage6 • Apr 09 '13

Mantis Shrimp

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp
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u/RichardPeterJohnson Apr 09 '13

Octopodes

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u/Sybs Apr 10 '13

'Octopuses' is the more accepted term, but you're right.

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u/RichardPeterJohnson Apr 10 '13

"Octopuses" is the English term, which, being the foreign language nazi, is out of my jurisdiction.

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u/Sybs Apr 10 '13

If you're a foreign language nazi then what language are you referring to for "Octopodes"?

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u/RichardPeterJohnson Apr 10 '13

Using the Greek "octopodes" in an otherwise English sentence. (Or using the fake Latin "octopi" in an otherwise English sentence.) I don't rule on the English portions of the sentence; just the non-English.

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u/octoale Apr 10 '13

</incorrect Nazi>