EPTThe Plural of "Nexus" - Page 12
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Eyesclosed
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onionchowder
United States137 Posts
On August 11 2010 05:44 city42 wrote: The plural of nexus is nexus, if you follow the strict Latin spelling. It is a fourth declension noun, so the nominative singular is "nexus" and the nominative plural is also "nexus." I believe "nexuses" is also correct in English, but "nexi" is absolutely wrong and would only be appropriate if it were a second declension Latin noun. This guy sounds right | ||
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Noxie
United States2227 Posts
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0neder
United States3733 Posts
On August 11 2010 05:37 Jackafur wrote: if plural for mouse is mice then Moose must be Meese? Plural for a computer mouse is actually mouses. Believe it. But the animal mouse plural is mice. | ||
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Ayush_SCtoss
India3050 Posts
Nexus - Nexi However, Nexus still sounds better. User was warned for this post | ||
TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On August 11 2010 13:22 Eyesclosed wrote: Who the HELL came up with colloxen? It even has an extra L for no reason. It irks me to no end. I think people started using it after Day9 used the term in a daily. | ||
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Antario
Netherlands23 Posts
User was warned for this post | ||
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
Jimmy! JIMMAY! | ||
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Silu
Finland165 Posts
It's also beyond me how people conjure up a second L into colossus what seems about 95% of the time, but I guess that's a different story  | ||
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Spaceninja
United States211 Posts
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OPSavioR
Sweden1465 Posts
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Kigari
Bahrain134 Posts
On August 11 2010 05:36 iEchoic wrote: To make a plural of any word you just add 'i' to it. I.e. colossi, nexi, sandwichi, etc. Spaghetti ? Oh wait... :-D | ||
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ChickenLips
2912 Posts
On August 11 2010 05:53 Chill wrote: I'm at work right now so I can't link you. But if you go to Youtube and search for "webster editor octopus" you should see a relevant video. It implies both Nexuses and Nexi would be correct. Not only does it imply that, it also states that. | ||
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Ganondorf
Italy600 Posts
Plural of Nexus is Nexus. Meaning is connection. Look it up for youselves. Problem solved. | ||
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Hugoboss21
France346 Posts
On August 11 2010 21:12 Ganondorf wrote: Ok picking up the latin vocabulary now. Plural of Nexus is Nexus. Meaning is connection. Look it up for youselves. Problem solved. we aren't speaking latin , are we? | ||
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Sanguinarius
United States3427 Posts
On August 11 2010 05:37 apm66 wrote: Octopus = Octopedes. uh oh! Octopussies! Great now its time to DL that bond movie. Havent seen it in years. | ||
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Ganondorf
Italy600 Posts
If you call something Nexus, you are indeed speaking latin. Just as when i use english words, i don't give them an italian plural but an english one, when you use latin words, you follow latin rules, or else you stop calling it Nexus. Nexus is not an english word, so nothing to argue. | ||
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Snowfield
1289 Posts
But the plural is Nexus or Nexuses | ||
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FrogOfWar
Germany1406 Posts
On August 11 2010 05:35 Crushgroove wrote: I have NO IDEA what Blizzard is playing at, but here's the skinny: In the campaign (no spoilers here): In a cutscene the character Hanson refers to "those nexus" which would indicate the plural is simply "nexus". HOWEVER... in the same cutscene, in the very next line, Raynor refers to them as "nexi"... which actually makes more sense from a conformity perspective. BUT... (Jesus blizz... come on...) In the text for the achievement "Carnage hall", it reads: "Destroy four command centers, hatcheries, or NEXUSES in a single league game"... Are you kidding me? When speaking/writing about Starcraft, I try to speak English as well as I do elsewhere.. but they're making it hard. I guess its like "mongeese/mongooses".. all are correct? P.S. Casters, it is most definately "collossi", stop being dumb. And it's definitely "definitely", as it's also "definition", not "defination". Love how all the answers were there on the 2nd page of the thread (Latin plural "Nexus" with long u, English plural "Nexuses") but it still keeps going on, and none of it has any bearing on the problem that Blizzard writers don't manage to be consistent. Has anyone offered "Nexata" by any chance? I like that one. | ||
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Snowfield
1289 Posts
Idk, call it what you want, we all know you mean multiple nexuses no matter how you bend it. | ||
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