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<DIV><TT>yael:<BR>> Although, i must admit, i have no octopuses around i
can gargle...<BR>> <BR><BR>People! It's *octopi*! *Octopi*! The multiple of
"octopus" <BR>is "octopi", not "octopuses". Just like "cacti", not "cactuses",
<BR>"hippopotomi", not "hippopotomuses", etc, etc, etc. Why is this so
<BR>hard to grasp?<BR><BR><BR>Emily/MC</TT></DIV>
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<DIV><TT>Don't give me that look... I'm here to learn English, and this is what
they're teaching me!</TT></DIV>
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<DIV><TT>Emily, does this outbreak of English-teaching mean that you're willing
to *drum roll, please* beta-read?</TT><TT> <VBEG></TT></DIV>
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