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A word that when pluralized(?) has less letters than the original.

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Originally posted by prosoccer
A word that when pluralized(?) has less letters than the original.
cactus / cacti
nucleus / nuclei
hippopotamus / hippopotami

probably most words that have the pluarl form ending in i

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what about one ending in a when it becomes a plural?

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like criterion / criteria?

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Originally posted by prosoccer
A word that when pluralized(?) has less letters than the original.
mouse and mice

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Originally posted by prosoccer
A word that when pluralized(?) has less letters than the original.
Octopus's or Octopi

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datum/data

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spectrum/spectra

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-us and -um are both latin endings right? there should be quite alot of words then.
so far i like mouse/mice best 🙂

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