A Roman walks into a bar and asks for a martinus*.
“You mean a martini?” the bartender asks.
The Roman replies, “If I wanted a double, I would have asked for it!”
Another Roman walks into the bar, holds up two fingers, and says, “Five beers, please.”
*plural:
Plurals of English nouns taken from Latin or Greek
nucleus ⤻ nuclei
cactus ⤻ cacti / cactuses
thesaurus ⤻ thesauri / thesauruses
alumnus ⤻ alumni
fungus ⤻ fungi / funguses
hippopotamus ⤻ hippopotami / hippopotamuses (hippos)
“You mean a martini?” the bartender asks.
The Roman replies, “If I wanted a double, I would have asked for it!”
Another Roman walks into the bar, holds up two fingers, and says, “Five beers, please.”
*plural:
Plurals of English nouns taken from Latin or Greek
nucleus ⤻ nuclei
cactus ⤻ cacti / cactuses
thesaurus ⤻ thesauri / thesauruses
alumnus ⤻ alumni
fungus ⤻ fungi / funguses
hippopotamus ⤻ hippopotami / hippopotamuses (hippos)
