EPTThe Plural of "Nexus" - Page 13
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Cranberries
Wales567 Posts
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Geo.Rion
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figq
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1. "Nexus" and "nexuses" are both valid plural forms of the word "nexus". Ref: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nexus You can find it in other sources. 2. "Nexi" is being used incorrectly very often, and it's not too surprising to hear Jimmy Raynor say it that way. I had a blog called: "4 Nexus 1 Barracks", because meanwhile the singular form of "barracks" can also be either "barracks" or "barrack" - again both forms are possible, with "barracks" being more commonly used. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/barracks I realize the phrases "4 nexus" and "1 barracks" sound weird, but they are valid in English. | ||
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Vimsey
United Kingdom2235 Posts
On August 11 2010 22:54 Geo.Rion wrote: I think the correct form is Nexi, but i dont freak out if s1 says nexuses. Colossusses though sound really bad The one form that really is not correct is nexi, captain peabodys post earlier explains it perfectly. | ||
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Vimsey
United Kingdom2235 Posts
On August 11 2010 22:50 Cranberries wrote: People really stop believing that 'urban idiocy' is a cause to call the plural of 'nexus' nexuses. It's nexus. If you have a problem, speak to The Doctor and have him take you to where the Great Library of Alexendra was before it was burnt and rewrite the Latin dictionary. The plural of nexus is nexus, now stop trying to sound smart by googling "plural of nexus" or visiting http://dictionary.com/browse/nexus , thanks. That link also shows nexuses as correct too. | ||
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bobwhiz
United States725 Posts
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Falcor
Canada894 Posts
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hamhack
United States6 Posts
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Gladiator6
Sweden7024 Posts
On May 27 2011 15:56 hamhack wrote: linguist here. It's not latin, so it's nexuses, or nexus. both work. I would say nexus sounds more natural, therefore nexus.  | ||
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PlosionCornu
Italy814 Posts
On May 27 2011 15:56 hamhack wrote: linguist here. It's not latin, so it's nexuses, or nexus. both work. Afaik it is, it means "link", we ( italians ) still use it's vulgarized form: "nesso". | ||
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opisska
Poland8852 Posts
If you want to insist on keeping the original form, how dare you ever say "robots"? "Robot" is actually a Czech word and thus the correct plular is "roboty". (Funny enough, the correct plular is generally ignored in Czech and "roboti" is used instead, where the "i" makes the "t" being pronounced differently). | ||
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ElusoryX
Singapore2047 Posts
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Lutto
Sweden198 Posts
im just gonna say it in swedish from now... nexusar ; D | ||
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green.at
Austria1459 Posts
Origin: 1655–65; < Latin nexus a binding, joining, fastening, equivalent to nect ( ere ) to bind, fasten, tie + -tus suffix of v. action, with tt > s but yeah its not nexi  | ||
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kandiru
United Kingdom18 Posts
It is also normally correct to pluralise a word by adding "s" or "es" as appropriate (eg octopuses vs octopodes, both are allowed.) if the plural of Robot is indeed Roboty the that should be allowed as well, although there is less of a tradition of using Czech words in English. Nexus plural is definitely Nexus or Nexuses. | ||
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Dystisis
Norway713 Posts
On May 27 2011 19:51 green.at wrote: Origin: 1655–65; < Latin nexus a binding, joining, fastening, equivalent to nect ( ere ) to bind, fasten, tie + -tus suffix of v. action, with tt > s but yeah its not nexi That is the origin of the word. You could look that up for every word in the English language. That does not mean that there exists no English words. | ||
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Tobberoth
Sweden6375 Posts
On May 27 2011 19:59 Dystisis wrote: That is the origin of the word. You could look that up for every word in the English language. That does not mean that there exists no English words. In English, the origin of words matter a lot. They are pronounced wierd (queue is pronounced que) and they use wierd forms (cacti is a valid english plural for cactus). | ||
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Drium
United States888 Posts
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
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PlosionCornu
Italy814 Posts
On May 27 2011 19:45 opisska wrote: Why is the original whateverlanguageitwas-form relevant for English? I am not an English speaker, but in my language, we use all words as if their were ours, so we would say "nexusy", because its a correct from for a plular of a masculine word with an -s ending. We are not speaking Latin, so Latin rules do not apply. If you want to insist on keeping the original form, how dare you ever say "robots"? "Robot" is actually a Czech word and thus the correct plular is "roboty". (Funny enough, the correct plular is generally ignored in Czech and "roboti" is used instead, where the "i" makes the "t" being pronounced differently). Yeah I know, english speakers have this thing goin on with foreign languages... On a side note : The root of the czech robot hails from latin too. XD It comes from the irregular form of strenght => vis, which becomes roboris in some declinative form which I can't quite recall. | ||
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