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 To be honest, Merriam Webster is inconclusive about the matter ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯
 https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/the-many-plurals-of-octopus-octopi-octopuses-octopodes 
 @Jestastic maybe if we started calling the singular `octopussy`, then the debate will stop because the plural would become `octopussies` 🫣 
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