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Tanya vs. Tania
Tom:
Out of that battle, stallion-junk.
tania:
--- Quote from: Tom on 13 May 2011, 03:56 ---Tania'll win, she has the biggest penis.
--- End quote ---
come on though, we all know that against tommy this is barely a contest at all
Jace:
I heard he's been getting really pumped up for this contest though.
Zingoleb:
What's the proper way to pluralize penis? I've been debating with a friend. Is it penises, penii, or penes?
pwhodges:
The Latin plural is penes; the English plural is penises. Penii is never right in any language.
The matter of which plural to use for "foreign" words is unclear. Nineteenth-century grammarians often made a point of trying to (re-)introduce features of Latin, in particular, in English - some of which have stuck. I follow the line that English is English and should follow its own rules unless another usage is overwhelming. Is it in this case? I live in Oxford, where Latin is not exactly unknown, but I have never in my life heard anyone say penes, even in a medical context. OTOH, the Oxford dictionaries still record it as an acceptable usage.
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