Metropolises

I know it's petty, but it makes me wince each time I see it, and it's giving me a tic.

I'll accept Metropolises or Metropoles, but Metropoli just isn't right.

I know, I have a problem. But, why say it wrong when we can learn and improve?!

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Warth

Metropoli is correct though

daveywavey

Warth wrote: »

Metropoli is correct though

BaSkA_9x2

When I hear people saying metropoli it sounds posh but I don't think it's wrong, sadly.

metropolis (wikitionary) (plural metropolises or metropoleis or metropoles or metropolizes or metropoli or (obsolete) metropolisses or (obsolete) metropolis's)

Strevi

dec on metros to take their mats

JustVine

English is a made up language full of absurd adoptions. Metropolis is Greek. In English Greek words with -is SHOULD turn it to -es to make Metropoles but would you look at that my spell check says that is wrong and Metropolises is 'right'. Why? I assume because it follows the more 'common' rule of -es going at the end of words that end with a consonant....

And here's the rub my danger mouse. English is an unruly mob. The more people say the wrong thing the more it gets accepted as an 'allowed' thing. So by the very act of Intrepid being wrong they are right as long as more people repeat it

. After all 'intent of information' is usually more important than 'the rules'. But you and I know in our heart of hearts that it is wrong... for now...

P.S. Grammar is for nerdz :P

daveywavey

BaSkA13 wrote: »

When I hear people saying metropoli it sounds posh but I don't think it's wrong, sadly.

metropolis (wikitionary) (plural metropolises or metropoleis or metropoles or metropolizes or metropoli or (obsolete) metropolisses or (obsolete) metropolis's)

And I could go in there and edit it to say whatever I wanted it to. Doesn't mean it's correct. If I went in and updated it to say that the plural of "metropolis" is "duck a l'orange", it wouldn't be correct.

Warth

daveywavey wrote: »

BaSkA13 wrote: »

When I hear people saying metropoli it sounds posh but I don't think it's wrong, sadly.

metropolis (wikitionary) (plural metropolises or metropoleis or metropoles or metropolizes or metropoli or (obsolete) metropolisses or (obsolete) metropolis's)

And I could go in there and edit it to say whatever I wanted it to. Doesn't mean it's correct. If I went in and updated it to say that the plural of "metropolis" is "duck a l'orange", it wouldn't be correct.

Metropoli is correct though. See wiki

Sathrago

Damnit now I told you tank is f-

Oh wrong thread. Carry on.

WHIT3ROS3

I wonder when we will actually see one? This year?

daveywavey

JustVine wrote: »

English is a made up language full of absurd adoptions. Metropolis is Greek. In English Greek words with -is SHOULD turn it to -es to make Metropoles but would you look at that my spell check says that is wrong and Metropolises is 'right'. Why?

Because it's correct?

BaSkA_9x2

daveywavey wrote: »

And I could go in there and edit it to say whatever I wanted it to. Doesn't mean it's correct. If I went in and updated it to say that the plural of "metropolis" is "duck a l'orange", it wouldn't be correct.

I'm sure that people went to that wiki page and put those random incorrect plural forms there. Chill, bro.

Worst part is that I don't like metropoli and only use metropolises, but you do you.

Dygz

Metros

CptBrownBeard

~I only like metropolimuseses, and metropolimuses like me too.~

But if you wanna use the Latin, it's "metropoles." Greek would be "metropoleis" in reference to a literal city-state.

English is "if the word ends in the letter 's', 'ss', 'z', 'ch', 'sh', or 'x' you add 'es'." Which gives us "metropolises."

Dolyem

26 seconds in

https://youtu.be/q2PiSF7AARY?t=26

Azherae

Isn't it metrospolis?

Sapiverenus

That some kind of Slavic?

Strevi

CptBrownBeard wrote: »

~I only like metropolimuseses, and metropolimuses like me too.~

But if you wanna use the Latin, it's "metropoles." Greek would be "metropoleis" in reference to a literal city-state.

English is "if the word ends in the letter 's', 'ss', 'z', 'ch', 'sh', or 'x' you add 'es'." Which gives us "metropolises."

That means military Tulnar would not use the same ending like Kaelar peasants?

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