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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
I think that you're overly optimistic. hahaha
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To explain: Bob was making a parallel with the word "octopus", which many people mistakenly think is a Latin word and form the false plural "octopi" (hence his "about 8 people" comment). Octopus is actually Greek, not Latin, and if you prefer to use a Greek plural, rather than the much more straightforward English "octopuses", that plural would be "octopodes" - pronounced "oc-TOP-ud-eez". Although this may be grammatically correct, it has the significant disadvantage that almost nobody would have a clue what you mean, hence it's better to stick to "octopuses" - and, yes, "omnibuses"
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Although "omnibus" is indeed Latin, its plural is not "omnibi" because the Latin word "omnibus" is an adverb (meaning "for all"), not a noun, and adverbs don't have plurals.