Plural form of words ending in -us
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Plural form of words ending in -us
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In English, the plural form of words ending in -us, especially those derived from Latin, often replaces -us with -i. There are many exceptions, some because the word does not derive from Latin, and others due to custom. Conversely, some non-Latin words ending in -us and Latin words that did not have their Latin plurals with -i form their English plurals with -i, e.g., octopi is sometimes used as a plural for octopus. Prescriptivists consider these forms incorrect, but descriptivists may simply d
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English language pluralization rules
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_form_of_words_ending_in_-us
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2004-02-25T20:13:47Z
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2024-09-02T04:09:39Z
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