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3This perpetuates the etymological fallacy. At best.– Edwin AshworthCommented Jan 25, 2018 at 1:58
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3@EdwinAshworth How?– Greg BaconCommented Jan 27, 2018 at 14:26
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3' ... you must learn that the true plural of status is statUs, with a macro[n] over the u [i.e., statūs] and pronounced “statoose”. That’s because status comes from the Latin declension that forms plurals according to that particular rule'. That may well be the rule for the original Latin word/s. But 'true plural' for English words is defined by modern usage, no matter how many desirable / undesirable changes have occurred since their adoption into the language. Thus the ill-formed octopi is licensed by AHD and M-W.– Edwin AshworthCommented Jan 27, 2018 at 15:07
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5@EdwinAshworth The quoted passage begins “If for some bizarre reason you simply cannot bring yourself to use the normal English plural form ‘statuses’ …”– Greg BaconCommented Jan 27, 2018 at 22:04
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3So how can "the true plural of status is statUs" and "the normal English plural form [is] ‘statuses’ " both be true if one is restricted to analysing English words (as one is on ELU)? I'd not even argue with spellcheckers that rejected statUs with a macron over the u.– Edwin AshworthCommented Jan 27, 2018 at 23:52
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