Octopus, octopi, octoporum

[Amy Z]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Jim Flanagan" <jamesf at a...> wrote:
> Following the logic of the second thread cited below, a sports team 
> called "The Octopus" would be plural:  "The Octopus score!"
> 
> The plural possessive of octopus in Latin would be octoporum, as 
> in:  "Here comes Potter, The Octoporum great new seeker."
> 

And don't forget that all these teams play in stadia.

I love to nitpick too, but my view of all these words is: they are 
ENGLISH, not Latin.  Nothing wrong with adding a plain old -s or -es.

Otherwise it's like insisting (as some people do) that we should 
pronounce "Mexico" with a Mexican accent.  IMO, it's a word in English 
and I give it an American "x."  Grr.

Amy Z
in Vur-mont, not Vair-mon'