Olympii, surely?
Anyone know their Greek roots?
And why is a mountain called a foot of some kind?
Although the highest of the 52 peaks is called The Nose.
(It's a range or cluster, rather than a mountain).
Andrew Fildes
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On 18/05/2013, at 11:32 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
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>>>> Andrew, "stickler", please. I am not worthy to be called "pedant".
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>>> That looks fine to me, although if it's in a book you might use "Rolleiflex
>>> cameras" instead.
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>> Unfortunately there are a lot of other 'flex's as well and things just get
>> too cumbersome.
>> The Japanese set out to copy in quantity a camera they could never pronounce!
>> I like 'flexes but insist on a long last 'e'. :)
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> A perplexing though just came to mind: What is the plural for Olympus?
> Olympuses seems akward, and it might be appropriate to follow the lead here
> and use "Olympus cameras" instead.
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> Chris
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