62. Octopuses vs Octopi vs Octopodes: The Strange World of English Plurals

<p><strong>The plural of </strong><em><strong>bird </strong></em><strong>is </strong><em><strong>birds, </strong></em><strong>the plural of </strong><em><strong>dog </strong></em><strong>is </strong><em><strong>dogs, </strong></em><strong>but what is the plural of octopus? Is it </strong><em><strong>octopuses, octopi,</strong></em><strong> or </strong><em><strong>octopodes</strong></em><strong>? In this episode, we’ll discuss why no one seems to know the answer to this question, and look at the strange and confusing world of English plurals!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/03/24/62-octopuses-vs-octopi-vs-octopodes-the-strange-world-of-english-plurals/"><strong>Transcript - &nbsp;https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/03/24/62-octopuses-vs-octopi-vs-octopodes-the-strange-world-of-english-plurals/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/01/04/39-brexit-all-the-essential-vocabulary-english-vocabulary-lesson/">CONTACT US!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - thinkinginenglishpod@gmail.com</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thinking-english/message