Siden jeg poster å så sjelden, og det gikk en evighet siden sist, så kommer det dobbeldings i dag. Vet ikke hvorfor. Merk at jeg selv ikke liker hva jeg skreiv, da det er et surt oppstøt fra et møte med nettet.
I came today to the internet with a simple question, within the domain of the AP stylebook, which variation is preferred; cacti, or cactuses?
My interest would usually be dim, but with the distant memory of a article whining on fluidity of language in writing, a case was made that pluralisation of the latin variation ( -i ) were to be avoided. Or possibly the other way around. See, I can’t remember, and herein lies much confusion. Besides, AP style rules are sometimes counterintuitive, but well-meaning, and and take their beauty from being consistent and far-reaching. That is to say, they are detailed, are accepted and followed (or at the very least, understoon) in most places.
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Anyway, all answers that I have gotten to my query have left me entirely without any measure of satisfaction. The fauxperts of the internet have not deemed it appropriate to understand the question, but would rather bicker on the validity of the words themselves, and automatically jump to their conclusion, not through a conversation on matters of style, readability and flow, but on basis of their own narrow vocabulary.
These twats, that don themselves hood and mortarboard and pretend to be the sacred guardians of proper language on the internet, are a thorn in my eye. Hiding behind their precious tomes, trying desperately to hammer language into something static and permanent.
I’m not saying that the actual, real AP guys are bad. They’re cool.
I’m just saying, you internet spelling nazis need to get your heads out of your asses, and start producing something moderately useful. Also, please stop assaulting innocent internet users with grammar and spelling corrections.