The plural of ethos is not ethoi
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I'm happy that we have finally united our ethoises towards one consensus.
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Latin's good. Latin's easy. Spanish has actually one academy per spanish speaking country, but they are sort of federated, so there's only one actual body who publishes the official dictionary and grammar rules.
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Remember, Ethos is the plural form. The singular word is Etho, which is short for Ethopotamus.
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I disagree!
English words with english rules. Greek words with greek rules. This is better, in my opinion!
I think in this way maybe because i'm italian. We respect other languages and their rules. In doubt, we use only singular.
We say "one computer, two computer" and not "two computeri ".
For grecism and latinism we use their rules, in fact!
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Actually english rules are a mix of rules from the different original languages english is composed of, and since greek and latin are reference languages for english philologists their grammar and ortography are not only accepted but considered totally correct in english. Short story short, greek and lating grammar are also english grammar for the related part so you can use the more anglosaxon influenced grammar, or the more classical languages grammar. Or that's what they say in Cambridge, if that's a good enough reference for you all.
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With English, it is acceptable to use either the root language's rules or English rules, whichever you prefer. Or you can make your own rules up. It is that kind of language.
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No language has rules. Languages have structures and patterns, but those change constantly and can be changed intentionally by an appropriately plural force of will. All the plurals mentioned are valid because they are all understandable.
Personally I prefer ethoses.
Personally I prefer ethoses.
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Many languages have rules. The fact that they can be changed it doesn't mean they're not there, just exactly like laws.
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Surely you mean united our ethoises towards one consense?
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A most righteous correction, thanks for your always well-placed correctoi.
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This is exactly why I prefer English over my native language!
You can play with it and distort it, but so long as it's understandable it's perfectly fine really ^_^
My vote goes to ethoses, but feel free to Greek it up.
You can play with it and distort it, but so long as it's understandable it's perfectly fine really ^_^
My vote goes to ethoses, but feel free to Greek it up.
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Like the Byzantines always do to my son when I send him to join the Varangians? Bastards.
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As long as this doesn't become another "Bonus - Boni" - gate.
Im always confused by how greek/latin names and words are spelled in English.
Im always confused by how greek/latin names and words are spelled in English.
I don't think they did anything to your son 'cept bring out what already was there.
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