'Nother grammar question

[EmilyMiller]

I'm sure you're using hectocotylus and spermatophores, yes?

It’s a fantasy story, not a cephalopod anatomy lesson

 

[anthrodisiac]

It’s a fantasy story, not a cephalopod anatomy lesson

It can be both! You're already using other sciencey words, why not educate people while they get off to tentacle smut? Then they'll have fun trivia to show off at parties.

"Did you know that male cephalopod transfer sperm in packets called spermatophores using a specialized arm called a hectocotylus to put the packet into the female's mantle cavity? Some species even detach the arm and leave it in place!"
"Whoa, that's nifty. Where'd you learn that?"
"Uh... David Attenborough?"

 

[BeechLeaf]

Yeah, yeah, of course, it's just that new Attenborough that everyone's been watching. No, of course I don't do any special research. I just watch TV, you know, like normal people.

 

[EmilyMiller]

It can be both! You're already using other sciencey words, why not educate people while they get off to tentacle smut? Then they'll have fun trivia to show off at parties.

"Did you know that male cephalopod transfer sperm in packets called spermatophores using a specialized arm called a hectocotylus to put the packet into the female's mantle cavity? Some species even detach the arm and leave it in place!"
"Whoa, that's nifty. Where'd you learn that?"
"Uh... David Attenborough?"

Yeah - only one scene of full on octopus sex, as my ‘octopus’ is a shape-shifting alien. So far he’s been two different women, though the second one had a tentacle arm as a special request.

 

[anthrodisiac]

Yeah - only one scene of full on octopus sex, as my ‘octopus’ is a shape-shifting alien. So far he’s been two different women, though the second one had a tentacle arm as a special request.

I guess I'll have to be the David Attenborough of non-human smut, then.

Next lesson: hemiclits!

 

[EmilyMiller]

I guess I'll have to be the David Attenborough of non-human smut, then.

Next lesson: hemiclits!

David Attenborough circa 1980

 

[EmilyMiller]

'Nother grammar question​

I keep reading this as Noether grammar question, and am like, “Emmy? Is that you?”

 

[Baztrachian]

OK, another plea from the grammatically-challenged.

A woman woke up in a luxurious room, but one from she cannot exit. She's lost track of time. Which would it be more correct?

Days passed, numberless in her ability to count.

or

Days passed, numberless in her inability to count.

I've looked it both ways and although I rather favour the second, I can see an argument for both.

"She lost count of the days as they passed from one to another."

 

[TheLobster]

Back in the 90s, one of the main UK electric and gas providers was an Italian company called Powergen. They generated power.

And registered their website. powergenitalia.com .

It's the only way I can remember how to spell genitalia.

Geez, that’s an even worse domain blunder than the infamous expertsexchange.com!