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[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

If it was possible to start fire under water octopi would have tribal civilizations already.

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Did you know that the correct pluralization is octopuses or octopoda, not octopi? This is because the -pus ending in octopus to es from the Greek word for foot, not prom latin.

[–] ADTJ@feddit.uk 8 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Did you know that octopi has long been included in many dictionaries also?

Language is only half etymology and half vibes

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca -2 points 4 hours ago

Ya, but it sounds annoying because it's incorrect.