styli or styluses?

Thu May 10, 2007 4:55 am

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So I found this article on the RSS feed for Nintendo.com Latest News about a debate on how to properly pronounce "stylus" in plural.

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http://www.nintendo.com/newsarticle?art ... nCOgPNz04F

How do YOU pronounce it, Styli or Styluses?

I pronounce it “Styli”

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Thu May 10, 2007 5:01 am

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My personal logic would tell me styli. I can't go to the link for some reason...

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Thu May 10, 2007 10:48 am

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I pronounce it Styli :P

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Thu May 10, 2007 11:06 am

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Styli for the -us in the end.

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Thu May 10, 2007 11:24 am

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I actually say Styluses but I don't think I've ever needed to say it often.

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Thu May 10, 2007 11:34 am

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There's a way of telling what the correct plural of stylus or any word ending in -us is :F It depends if it's a greek or Latin based word. Stylus is a latin based word, so it is Styli, but octopus is based on a greek word so it is Octopuses.

But I've never had to use the plural of Stylus :F

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Thu May 10, 2007 10:22 pm

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Styluses, short and sweet

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Thu May 10, 2007 10:24 pm

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@Gerkuman: I thought it was Octopi...

Either way, it really doesn't matter all that much to me. Styli or styluses, I don't care which one you use.

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Thu May 10, 2007 10:30 pm

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In the rare occasion I'd ever say it, I'd say styluses. Styli makes my head hurtz.

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Thu May 10, 2007 10:34 pm

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... I never thought about it before... Styluses feels more natural to me, but I can see why people would use styli.

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Thu May 10, 2007 10:44 pm

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Going by logic, I'd go with styli, but knowing the way I speak, I'd probably say styluses since it rolls off the tongue easier. Never had an occasion though where I've had to say the plural form of stylus.

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Thu May 10, 2007 10:48 pm

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I'd just say styluses. Some people think their vocabulary's so much better because they say 'fora' instead of 'forums'. Wow, does it really matter? Do you think that guy down the road is going to know what styli or fora are?

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Fri May 11, 2007 1:29 am

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When I buy replacement styli for my DS, That's where I use the plural because replacements come in groups of two or three.

Off-topic, I buy Pelican brand metallic body styli. The silver one goes well with my Titanium colored DS (If it didn't have a skin).

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Fri May 11, 2007 2:10 am

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I always said "Styluses" because it sounds more natural to me. I really don't see much of a difference between the way you can say it but I guess some people are picky that way.

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Fri May 11, 2007 4:41 am

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I spoke with my esteemed highly respected English professor and he said it was
"styli".

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Fri May 11, 2007 4:47 am

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This topic really makes me wonder if English has gotta be the most controversal language known to man. I'm always seeing something being debated about the English grammar somewhere or another. Then again, I've heard that English is the toughest language to learn. Butz

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Fri May 11, 2007 5:28 am

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I say styli. It sounds so much more fabulous.

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Fri May 11, 2007 9:00 am

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Nope, it's not octopi :) Look at wikipedia, it says Octopuses. The wiki page for Styluses say Styli. Trust me, I read up on it, the correct form for stylus is Styli. It's whether it's greek or latin based that decided what the plural end of -us words is. I'll edit this post with more examples ^_^

EDIT: Oh dear :F It turns out there is no hard and fast rule to classify words. It depends on complex grammar rules, declamation etc. But there is no doubt that the words, Stylus is Styli and Octopus is Octopuses. (The oxford english dictionary says that Hippopotomuses and Hippopotomi are valid, but everything else says it's just Hippopotomuses)

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Fri May 11, 2007 12:51 pm

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I just say 'stylus' all the time. Like 'sheep' :)

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Sat May 12, 2007 6:36 am

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That's a great idea. Refer to them as a singular object. Simple.

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Sat May 12, 2007 7:28 am

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I know it's probably styli, but I say styluses. I'm not good with grammar.

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Sat May 12, 2007 7:28 am

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DarzieP wrote:

In the rare occasion I'd ever say it, I'd say styluses. Styli makes my head hurtz.

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I think saying stylus all the time sounds weird. I mean, "I've got two stylus more than you."

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Sat May 12, 2007 11:26 pm

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Holy Hell wrote:

I say styli. It sounds so much more fabulous.

Fabulous answer. :D

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Sun May 13, 2007 12:56 am

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I just say "styluses". Depends. I alternate between called it a "stylus" and a "stick".

But styli sounds so much sexier.

Styli.

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My stylish styli.

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Sun May 13, 2007 4:16 am

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Sonictails1 wrote:

Styluses, short and sweet