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Old June 26, 2002, 02:00 AM   #1
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If you had more than one Taurus handgun, would you refer to them as Tauruses or Tauri?

Sorry, it's 2:00 am and I need sleep.
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Old June 26, 2002, 02:51 AM   #2
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Tauri's, I think?

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Old June 26, 2002, 07:16 AM   #3
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Well, the plural of octopus can be both octopuses and octopi. Anyone care to call Taurus customer service?
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Old June 26, 2002, 07:49 AM   #4
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I think it's a 2nd declension word. So Tauri seems right. If the singular were Taura, then you'd have to say Taurae. But who cares!
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Old June 26, 2002, 07:51 AM   #5
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Tauri is correct. In Latin, Taurus (ending in "us") is male singular. the male plural is "i", hence Tauri.
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Old June 26, 2002, 08:02 AM   #6
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The Latineers above are correct. However, I believe that when a Latin word becomes the proper name of a company, it no longer maintains its Latin properties, it is simply a name. So the proper English plural would be Tauruses. Using Tauri is fine since it is somewhat humorous in an erudite sort of way.
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Old June 26, 2002, 08:08 AM   #7
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Duh.....how 'bout

"several Taurus handguns??" "Several Taurus products??"
"many Taurus handguns??" "A plethora of Taurus Products??"
"more than one Taurus?"" "I took my bulls to the range??"

This is pathetic................(sound of toilet flushing...)
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Old June 26, 2002, 08:35 AM   #8
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This is pathetic................(sound of toilet flushing...)
Really, you guys take this stuff waaay to seriously. I was just trying to stay awake so the boss wouldn't bug me.
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Old June 26, 2002, 09:03 AM   #9
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But if you are refering to the number another person has.....variable.

Bitauried, tritauried etc etc.
Serious collector....."Joe is trideccatauried"

Or..."Joe is broke."

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Old June 26, 2002, 09:50 AM   #10
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A herd...
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Old June 26, 2002, 10:00 AM   #11
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What a bunch of bull!




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Old June 26, 2002, 10:27 AM   #12
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Buy a few Taurusses, and if you have some money left, some Tauri With an extra loan, you even can afford more Taurus
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Old June 26, 2002, 01:09 PM   #13
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If you cut the barrel off of a Raging Bull, would it then be a steer?
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Old June 26, 2002, 01:23 PM   #14
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Well, the plural of octopus can be both octopuses and octopi.
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Actually, no.

The "pus" in "octopus" comes from the Greek for "foot". (Thus octo-pus, "eight-footed")

Canonical usage is "Octopus" or "Octopuses" when referring to multiple members of the octopus family, and "Octopoda" when referring to multiple species of octopus.
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Old June 26, 2002, 01:26 PM   #15
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"If you cut the barrel off of a Raging Bull, would it then be a steer?"

That depends on heiffer you want to go with it. When polled on the subject, most bulls would jersey soon keep all the equipment their mama gave 'em. Of cows it's rarely left up to them anyway.

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Old June 26, 2002, 01:45 PM   #16
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BrokenPaw..........cool.

Easy to see how you got that way tho.

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Old June 27, 2002, 12:45 AM   #17
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Mal, ...That...was really bad.
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