+115 if the plural of cactus is cacti then the plural of compass shouldn't be compasses but compi, amirite?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Actually you put "I" if the word had "us" as in octopus is octupi but compass is compasses

by Anonymous 14 years ago

The reason why -us becomes -i is because it's from latin, and in latin, the plural of -us is -i. Compasses, however, does not come from latin.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

When has philology ever been logical?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Once I had a substitute that said "ALRIGHT STUDENTS GET OUT YOUR COMPI" loudly and confidently, and we could not stop laughing for the rest of the class.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

that makes so logical sense.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

No, because the end of the word compass is 'ass', and the plural of 'ass' is 'asses' as in: A lot of asses post stupid questions on this site, amirite?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

hi im bob who r u?

by Anonymous 14 years ago