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Anonymous, 2 yr 338 days ago
Yes you are actually correct. This from is in Latin and is not commonly used. So when you are conversing with someone else, I suggest you use geniuses.
Anonymous, 2 yr 222 days ago
grammar police should be shot either way.  No, not shot, tortured, then slowly deprived of oxygen until death
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Anonymous, 2 yr 212 days ago
I droped in after looking the question up... I'm writing a school assignment so I need the academic form of the word's plural.
Clive  +  349423 Wed, 11 Apr 07 06:46 AM

Hi,

Newton and Einstein were geniuses.

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Anonymous, 2 yr 100 days ago
I dont think it matters how many search results "Geniuses" or "Genii" get, it matters that the real plural word for Genius is Genii. FULL STOP Wink [;)]

Learn real english, not American english Smile [:)]
Anonymous, 2 yr 56 days ago

 correct

Anonymous, 2 yr 56 days ago
Either is correct. It is commonly debated that "Genii" is the correct term. This is true, although it is also true that "Geniuses" is the correct plural. Genii is a lesser translation of latin, whilts Geniuses is a completely english interpretation.
Anonymous, 2 yr 56 days ago
if locus becomes loci and octopus becomes octopi the genius becomes genii
Anonymous, 2 yr 56 days ago

I am English (i.e. from England). Sadly our definitive Dictionary's online presence is a charged for service. Presumably this is to keep speakers of lesser English languages where they belong intellectually Smile [:)] That being some of the reason the two languages are subtly different ("subtle" itself being a word only proper English speakers would properly understand, like sarcasm).

Not having the OED to hand, my own British-English (real English, as opposed to borrowed) dictionary informs me that "geniuses" is correct, unless speaking about Roman myth, guiding spirits (present at birth and death), guardian spirits or Arabic myth, in which case "genii" is correct.

Rather amusingly this is the exact definition the "American English" dictionaries provide at www.dictionary.com.

What is more amusing is the fact that many of you think that Google is a dictionary and the number of posts about either "Geniuses or Genii" has some relevance on which to use.

2 minute to research two proper references, Genius!

Not to be confused with Guinness.

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