04-07-2014, 08:49 AM
(04-06-2014, 04:48 PM)crow Wrote: I agree about the caps. I'll fix it. Also about the tropes. I wasn't sure if they'd be atmospheric or dumb-sounding.Well, cactus is /not/ the plural of cactus. It isn't surprising that M-W online got it wrong as it is rife with errors, it is surprising you believed it. Have you /ever/, anywhere read "cactus" as the plural form of cactus?
On grips--Main Entry: cac·tus
Pronunciation: \ˈkak-təs\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural cac·ti \-ˌtī, -(ˌ)tē\ or cac·tus·es also cactus (source:mw.com)
Here, the oed, not that it is necessary:
http://books.google.com/books?id=fXycAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA87&dq=oxford+english+dictionary+cactus+plural&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SedBU_7DBIXlygGC2YHoCA&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAQ
I would suggest switching to standard form, otherwise it just reads like simple subject/verb disagreement.

