What?
It's just the plural, like bases and analyses.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 15 Mar 2013, 22:23, 1 reply)

Yeah - Martin and Kingsley - the Ames

( 4Q just lurking, Fri 15 Mar 2013, 23:14, closed)

This made me snigger
and for that you must DIE.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 15 Mar 2013, 23:36, closed)

firm but fair

( 4Q just lurking, Sat 16 Mar 2013, 1:32, closed)

[Clever joke about the biological assay that helps determine the mutagenic potential of the tested chemical compound(s) goes here]!!!

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sat 16 Mar 2013, 0:17, closed)

It's interesting which Latin plurals we use and which we don't
People say "crises" but they don't say "penes", in fact they're more likely to mistake penis for a second-declension noun and say "peni", or use the correct English plural "penises". While we're in that area, "testes" as the plural of testis is commonly used, while "pelves" as the plural of pelvis isn't. Third-declension nouns that come from Greek have even more fun plurals - my favourite has to be "clitorides" though it doesn't come up in conversation often, but if someone says "octopi" I'll often mutter "octopodes" under my breath like some kind of OCD grammar freak :/
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Sat 16 Mar 2013, 10:01, closed)

I always use 'octopodes'
And people who use 'referenda' clearly don't understand Latin grammar.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Sat 16 Mar 2013, 10:51, closed)

I like to make up pseudo plurals just to upset people in exactly this manner.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Sat 16 Mar 2013, 16:01, closed)

I think you mean "plurali".

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sat 16 Mar 2013, 16:58, closed)