Plural of the word "status"

[Tdol]

Bottom Line:
"status" (long u) is the most technically correct form, even if Ox and Web want to make everyone feel all warm and snuggly about having crapped out a deuce like "statuses"

I am not a great fan of the idea that we have to follow the plural rules of the original language, and it only seems to refer to a languages like Latin and Greek. And what happens when we borrow words from languages that don't have a singular/plural distinction? Would it be wrong to shove an -s on the end? If we borrow a word, we should use it the way we want to IMO.

[birdeen's call]

FiatFlux, what's the plural of:
- zloty,
- kielbasa,
- vodka,
- ogonek,
- sejm?

[philo2009]

I may have to visit more often [if that's cool])

Yes, provided you remember that I'm the rudest person here - don't try to outdo me!!

[5jj]

Yes, provided you remember that I'm the rudest person here - don't try to outdo me!!

Apart from his misguided obsession with the subjunctive, philo is so often one of the most perceptive people on this forum.