Prescriptivist foreplay
So there we were, lying in bed, discussing the plural of "octopus," as one does.
"I like 'oc-to-podes'."
"You pronounced that wrong. It's 'oc-to-po-des'."
"No it isn't. It's English, not Latin."
[side-eye] "I'm not taking THAT stinky bait."
"I like 'oc-to-podes'."
"You pronounced that wrong. It's 'oc-to-po-des'."
"No it isn't. It's English, not Latin."
[side-eye] "I'm not taking THAT stinky bait."
A grook
GETTING DOWN TO FUNDAMENTALS
It will steadily shrink,
our earthly abode,
until antipode stands
upon antipode.
Then, soles together,
the planet gone,
we'll know the ground
that we rest upon.
Re: A grook