Posted by helene at sy-ce-02.free.net.au on February 19, 2000 at 17:13:42:
***taken from "The Sydney Morning Herald" (Feb 19)***
I am outraged by the heresy in the Kevin Smith film DOGMA.
In the opening disclaimer, Mr Smith uses "platypi" as the plural for platypus.
As all good English Speakers know, platypus comes from the Greek for flat foot and so its plural is platypuses, although some might prefer platypodes.
Let Mr Smith say what he likes about God and the Church but English is still sacred, at least outside America.