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minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·2 months agoOctopi is a hypercorrectism which doesn’t make it wrong
minus-squarePreußisch Blau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoA hypercorrection based on a misunderstanding of the Latin declension for the word, at that.
minus-squareGemini24601@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoNeither are incorrect, that’s the point
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI just wanted to namedrop the technical term. Both are fine
Octopi is a hypercorrectism which doesn’t make it wrong
A hypercorrection based on a misunderstanding of the Latin declension for the word, at that.
Neither are incorrect, that’s the point
I just wanted to namedrop the technical term. Both are fine