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Baby platypus! (i.imgur.com)

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[–]andrewsmith1986 9 points10 points ago

Platypodes .

[–]Jaraxo 4 points5 points ago

*platypuses.

[–]andrewsmith1986 6 points7 points ago

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/platypodes

[–]Jaraxo 4 points5 points ago

This old chestnut again, I swear I'm the only one who actually watched the Merriam Webster video where this -podes thing started from, over Octopuses/Octopi/Octopodes. She clearly states that when a word is taken into the English language it is inflected like other words in the English language, so while using the -podes suffix works on a technical level, in reality, Platypuses would be the actual use.

edit: See the original video here.

[–]krangles 9 points10 points ago

Meh, I still prefer Platypi

[–]NGeX 4 points5 points ago

Second this Platypi sounds more correct that Platypodes

[–]shneebs 2 points3 points ago

I agree, Platypi sounds better

[–]GMonsoon 5 points6 points ago

Sounds better AND sounds like a snack! What's not to like?

[–]shneebs 1 point2 points ago

You my friend deserve that upvote!

[–]Behemothgears 0 points1 point ago

platypussies

[–]Choking_Smurf 0 points1 point ago

It's origin may not be Greek, so it may very well be platypi

[–]andrewsmith1986 2 points3 points ago

Link to the video?

[–]Jaraxo 1 point2 points ago

edited with link.

[–]Dukelicious 0 points1 point ago

You're right. According to Wiki, he's either rare or pedantic, I'm leaning towards the latter.

[–]Jagged_Orchid 0 points1 point ago

http://grammarist.com/usage/cacti-cactuses/

[–]Choking_Smurf 0 points1 point ago

That video when I first saw it was the best 2 or 3 minutes ive spent on the Internet , oh and platypuses is grammatically correct for those who won't watch the video

[–]greiger 0 points1 point ago

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/platypuses

[–]Dukelicious 0 points1 point ago

Aaaaand if we go up a level:

platypus (plural: platypuses, or platypus; common, pseudo-latin: platypi; rare, pedantic: platypodes)

(emphasis mine)

[–]andrewsmith1986 1 point2 points ago

A pedant is a person who is excessively concerned with formalism and precision

Nothing wrong with that.

[–]Dukelicious 0 points1 point ago

It still isn't a good reason to correct people who are correct in their usage. Also, if you're feeling pedantic today, you should have pointed out that these are puggles.

I would argue that this isn't even proper pedantry, it is linguistic hipsterism. "It's a little used variation, you've probably never heard of it."

[–]andrewsmith1986 0 points1 point ago

He said it as a singular and I said it as a plural.

Because there are two.

[–]Dukelicious 0 points1 point ago

Platypus is also the plural of platypus.

[–]pauciloquent 3 points4 points ago

*platypussies

[–]SharktopusHunter 0 points1 point ago

We have a platypussy riot of pluralities.

[–]goodguyguitarist 0 points1 point ago

Platypusen. Obviously.

[–]XavierScorpionIkari 5 points6 points ago

This is now the SIXTH time.... and we have become exceedingly efficient at it... Blah blah blah.

[–]JayGold 6 points7 points ago

Fun fact: Baby monotremes (Egg laying mammals) are called puggles. That is the cutest sounding word I've ever heard.

[–]TheSlothGeneral 3 points4 points ago

Another fun fact, platypuses (platypi?) have poisonous spikes on their hind legs.

[–]Jyaketto 2 points3 points ago

Only males.

[–]greiger 0 points1 point ago

I was just about to say that I still had no clue where they had the poisonous spikes/claws/whateveritis on their body... thanks for that.

[–]ujelly_fish 0 points1 point ago

Isn't puggle also a "designer dog" mix of a pug and a poodle?

[–]JayGold 0 points1 point ago

That, too.

[–]GlaringPlatypus 3 points4 points ago

glare

[–]HYPERNATURL 4 points5 points ago

This seriously has to be one of the most reposted pictures on reddit

[–]vert123peat 2 points3 points ago

Oh there you are Perry!

[–]OhThereYouArePerry 5 points6 points ago

You called?

[–]vert123peat 2 points3 points ago

Bucket List Item #74: Have one of my Reddit comments responded to by someone with a relevant username.

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[–]ITookBrandybuck[S] 0 points1 point ago

I prefer platypussies.

[–]Deep_Fried_Baby 1 point2 points ago

Perry!

[–]NurseAngela 0 points1 point ago

OMG! I want... two! :)!

[–]Rawtea 0 points1 point ago

"wheres perry? grrrrrrr"

[–]OhThereYouArePerry 0 points1 point ago

Right here!

[–]Rawtea 1 point2 points ago

:)

[–]Be_quiet_Im_thinking 0 points1 point ago

I wouldn't be holding those like that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus_venom

[–]TheUnbeliever 0 points1 point ago

Yea I was wondering when someone would mention that. Those bastards are crazy poisonous.

[–]Choking_Smurf 0 points1 point ago

I was genuinely upset when I saw that they weren't green and wearing a fedora

[–]Sh4mwiches 0 points1 point ago

Master of reposts

[–]StickyNinja -1 points0 points ago

/r/WTF

[–]IronicFrenchMustache 0 points1 point ago

Platypups. I do not joke

[–]mrcuddleman 0 points1 point ago

Phineas and Ferb y u no be realistic

[–]homosexicle 0 points1 point ago

Platypi?

[–]MrAlexBradley 1 point2 points ago

Platypi?

[–]lambo192 0 points1 point ago

This is LITERALLY the first image that comes up when you search "baby platypus" on google images...

[–]qmcmca 0 points1 point ago

i've stopped finding this cute, it gets repeated that much

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