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"Need Advice" On Dating a Female who has Borderline Personality Disorder. (pg. 23)
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| astroboy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
| quote: | Originally posted by Schadenfreude
(would the plural be pegasi?:p) |
Yes, according to Wikipedia :D |
Big call, but I have a feeling Wiki is wrong in this case! :eek:
In english we sometimes pluralize words ending in "-us" to "-i" under the normally safe assumption that they are Latin, masculine nouns of the second declension (dominus, domine, dominum, domini, domino, domino, domini, domini, dominos, dominorum, dominis, dominis). However some like Octopus and Pegasus are Latinized Greek words so they follow different rules. If you wanted to be a wanker you would call Octopuses "Octopodes" and Pegasuses "Pegasoi". Though it seems these days it's more and more accepted to just keep it Anglo and add an "es".
edit: can't believe I still remember that from high school |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
... works like that? |
Unfortunately. Least of all it can be said that people are seemingly driven by insipid social norms, namely those of tradition, and the leader-caste of our world is largely composite of people who specifically honour this dynamic. Oh, but by all means - power to the people. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by astroboy
Big call, but I have a feeling Wiki is wrong in this case! :eek:
In english we sometimes pluralize words ending in "-us" to "-i" under the normally safe assumption that they are Latin, masculine nouns of the second declension (dominus, domine, dominum, domini, domino, domino, domini, domini, dominos, dominorum, dominis, dominis). However some like Octopus and Pegasus are Latinized Greek words so they follow different rules. If you wanted to be a wanker you would call Octopuses "Octopodes" and Pegasuses "Pegasoi". Though it seems these days it's more and more accepted to just keep it Anglo and add an "es".
edit: can't believe I still remember that from high school |
That's why I was quick to point out it was from Wikipedia... and why I didn't want to make a fuss out of it. Languages evolve, and this sure makes everything messy.
You're right about the classic system, and it's impressive that you still remember that from high school. I felt like writing Pegasoi myself after confirming the etymology, but the Greek origin seems to have been forgotten nowadays among English speakers. In that case, it's only natural that its plural form will be associated with other Latin words ending with -us (and thus being pluralised as -i), or just like any other English word (then being pluralised as -uses).
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by Schadenfreude
The guys that do go for this kind of thing do tend to have a little more social awkwardness and trouble finding women in their own demographic...that or they are the Quagmire of the group.
Every group of guys has one. These guys will usually talk about sex non stop everytime you see them and will even make lewd comments about 60+ year olds walking down the street. It isn't that the "Quagmire" is immature or socially awkward ( our Quagmire is a pretty successful and a very social person who can hide this trait when not amongst close friends), it is because they have a mythical itching on their penis that can only be sated by mounting as many pegasus (would the plural be pegasi?:p) as they can regardless if the diapers are for adults or children. |
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So true. The Quagmire of our group isn't able to conceal it though. He can be out to dinner in a large group and there could be 3-4 people he's never met, women and/or men, and he would say things like "I had the best ing wank last night..." and then proceed to tell the group a story about not having any tissues nearby and needing to use money instead. |
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| The17sss |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
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So true. The Quagmire of our group isn't able to conceal it though. He can be out to dinner in a large group and there could be 3-4 people he's never met, women and/or men, and he would say things like "I had the best ing wank last night..." and then proceed to tell the group a story about not having any tissues nearby and needing to use money instead. |
lol... why is he even in your group? |
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| Silky Johnson |
| There's one in every group. Them's the rules. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by The17sss
lol... why is he even in your group? |
Why would you stop being friends with someone just because they told gross stories? I actually happen to find his self-embarrassment highly amusing. |
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| Schadenfreude |
| republicans do not masturbate. |
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| Darkarbiter |
When I was 15 (and as I am now 16) I'd so a hot 30 year old (or even 35 year old). 13 is right out, 16 should be able to do anything they want with whoever they want (there's some pretty mature 16 year olds) and 15 is borderline, but I certainly wouldn't call someone pedo for ing a 15 year old, depending on the circumstances. I mean if some famous 30 year old singer ed his 15 year old fans? Is that pedofile? No, not at all.
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
But, you're criticising them for finding pubescent kids attractive?
If, and only if, they prey on the young and violate a kid without any consent from her/him/the parents, then it's more than all right to criticise this action and punish them for that. And, if they ever claim to think of maiming and injuring a kid, then you've got some reason for concern. Otherwise, it's none of our business. |
Exactly, it's only natural.
| quote: | Originally posted by Meat187
I once had sex with a 16yr old.
When I was 17. |
I ed a 17 and 3/4 year old when I was 15 and a quarter. In fact every ex of myne who I've ed I could technically sue for statutory rape. |
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| Lews |
| Depends how old the star is. |
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| Darkarbiter |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
Depends how old the star is. |
Well I mean 30. |
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| boris_the_bear |
uhum... uhum... uhum... uhum... uhum... uhum...
heya gaiz waz goin on here?  |
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