OPINION: Over the summer, my daughter and I have been on a superhero binge, watching all 20-odd of the Marvel movies. So far, my favourite has been Black Panther. Which leads me to the inevitable ...

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Is it: a) octopuses b) octopodes /ɒkˈtɒpəʊdɪːz/ c) octopi Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary cephalopod the group of animals to which the octopus belongs publicity stunt ...

The Greek way to make octopus plural is “Octopodes.” So, why don’t we say that? Because, linguists say, when you add a word to the English lexicon, you give all forms of the word an English inflection ...