lens lense

.. but does anyone know where 'aperature' comes from?
A Marx Bros film, perhaps

chris clements wrote in post #2832846
.. but does anyone know where 'aperature' comes from?
A Marx Bros film, perhaps

That's one I haven't seen yet!

michaelgreen78 wrote in post #2832813
Now come along, those chaps from Butlins mean no real harm!

I don't think our American cousins will understand the Butlins reference

Roy Mathers wrote in post #2832868
I don't think our American cousins will understand the Butlins reference

Not in the least!

What is the plural of lens?

superdiver wrote in post #2832942
What is the plural of lens?

Lenses.

What is the plural of octopus?

Roy Mathers wrote in post #2832868
I don't think our American cousins will understand the Butlins reference

Butlins? dont you mean butlinse?
(i couldnt resist!!)

michaelgreen78 wrote in post #2832995
Lenses.

What is the plural of octopus?

Octopuses and octopi are both acceptable, although the former is the more common.

zacker wrote in post #2833088
Butlins? dont you mean butlinse?
(i couldnt resist!!)

Great answer!

Roy Mathers wrote in post #2833110
Octopuses and octopi are both acceptable, although the former is the more common.

both acceptable although one is more common? Do you mean, like lens vs lense?

OK, got the Butlins reference now. Wikipedia is our next best friend right after Google.

As long as we are on misspelling, malaprops, and other linguistic missteps, how often do you hear/read that when a point of argument is rendered academic, it is deemed "mute" as opposed to correct version, "moot"? I've seen that a few times on the boards.

lense/lens has now joined company in the dictionary along with isn't/ain't and regardless/irregardles​s. At some point, I figure the editors just said, "ah, the Hell with it, lens/lense, isn't/ain't, regardless/irregardles​s. The point is mute already"

ayotnoms wrote in post #2833419
OK, got the Butlins reference now. Wikipedia is our next best friend right after Google.

As long as we are on misspelling, malaprops, and other linguistic missteps, how often do you hear/read that when a point of argument is rendered academic, it is deemed "mute" as opposed to correct version, "moot"? I've seen that a few times on the boards.

lense/lens has now joined company in the dictionary along with isn't/ain't and regardless/irregardles​s. At some point, I figure the editors just said, "ah, the Hell with it, lens/lense, isn't/ain't, regardless/irregardles​s. The point is mute already"

I certainly wish it were!

I keeps stumpling on this one

The suspect suspects that the bass plays the bass.

Blame Canada

Who cares as long as we're all on the same page about the important things, namely photography?

michaelgreen78 wrote in post #2832995
What is the plural of octopus?

More apposite - what is the plural of 'forum' ?