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Re:Giant Pacific Octopus by GormHouj on Friday September 18, 2020 @07:20PM (#24522821)
Your argument is that all words are made up?

You could say this about any language and of course, it still holds true.

Re:Giant Pacific Octopus by Baeocystin on Friday September 18, 2020 @08:00PM (#24523116)
No. My argument is that applying rules from other languages as if we are speaking them, and not English, should not hold sway. Rather, we should pay attention to sound and flow in English when deciding how to pluralize, etc.