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Only one word has opposite meanings in British and American English. In this video we'll tell you what it is.
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Only one word has opposite meanings in British and American English. In this video we'll tell you what it is.
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![Whats the plural of OCTOPUS? Its more complicated than you think [Tales from the English language]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/otfXdRYJGl8/mqdefault.jpg "Whats the plural of OCTOPUS? Its more complicated than you think [Tales from the English language]
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- LetThemTalkTV presents a new series Tales From the English Language. In this episode we look at why and how the word octopus has four correct plurals. It something you might not know and it has an interesting history going all the way back to the early 18th century when octopus replaced the English words poulp and preke.
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