Anyone else bored?

**Motep** · 02-13-2011, 05:44

Look up the music. Or just go to the music thread.

As to your other point, yes.

**ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88** · 02-14-2011, 23:15

I'm really bored indeed.

**Populus Romanus** · 02-21-2011, 01:01

I am bored but should not be bored because I should have nonboring stuff to do that would resolve my boredom, however I am too bored to do that nonboring stuff so I will continue typing this boring post and being bored. And ranting about boring stuff. Like cactuses. But wait! They are not cactuses, you imbecile, they are cacti. This is due to grammatical rule that we have inherited from Latin in English. This rule states that a noun ends in -us, when making it plural one replaces the -us with -i. This is why cactus becomes cacti. This is also highly relevant to Total War as well. Remeber Rome: Total War? If you do, you will remeber the three playable Roman factions' names were the Julii, Brutii, and Scipii. This is horribly innaccurate. Julii is correct, but only they. Julius is the singular form of this noun. When making it plural, it therefore becomes Julii. However, the plural form of Brutus is not Brutii. Brutus should become Bruti. After all, replacing the -us with -i does not insert another i into the word! Now examine the case of the Scipii Faction. The plural of Scipio is not Scipii. After all, just look at the word Scipio. Does it end in -us? No! The correct suffix to make it plural is -nes, which is the suffix in Latin to make -io words plural. Epic fail, CA. Epic Fail. BORING BORING BORING BORING BORING BORING.

**Motep** · 02-21-2011, 01:28

soo...scipines? Can you really blame them?

**Populus Romanus** · 02-21-2011, 03:50

Originally Posted by Motep

soo...scipines? Can you really blame them?

Wow. CA's mistake is now more understandable. The correct form is Scipiones.

**Motep** · 02-21-2011, 06:04

Originally Posted by Populus Romanus

Wow. CA's mistake is now more understandable. The correct form is Scipiones.

(that is much more sensible than scipines.)

**A Nerd** · 02-21-2011, 06:14

Crazy people those Scipiones! Did they know how to party! You won't find any bordom hangin with those guys!

**CountArach** · 02-21-2011, 09:54

Originally Posted by Populus Romanus

This rule states that a noun ends in -us, when making it plural one replaces the -us with -i.

Not true. In the second declension it works that way but in the fourth declension a word ending in -us will end with -us in the plural. Thus gradus (step) in the singular is gradus (steps) in the plural.

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