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0001953Dwarf FortressCreaturespublic2010-06-21 12:37
ReporterQuietust Assigned Touser6 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityN/A
Status resolvedResolutionno change required 
Product Version0.31.04 
Summary0001953: Bronze colossus plural irregular?
DescriptionIn the raws, the plural for "bronze colossus" is defined as "bronze colossuses", though many players (and at least one dictionary) suggests that the plural of "colossus" should be "colossi".
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user6

2010-05-18 14:34

  ~0006976

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/colossus
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colossus
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/colossus

Random House, American Heritage Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, and Collins English Dictionary all say that both plurals are acceptable.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-05-18 14:24 Quietust New Issue
2010-05-18 14:34 user6 Note Added: 0006976
2010-06-21 12:37 user6 Status new => resolved
2010-06-21 12:37 user6 Resolution open => no change required
2010-06-21 12:37 user6 Assigned To => user6