not a direct rebuttal, but I would watch a game show called “are you smarter than an octopus”
Are we close to standardizing on pluralization in English into 's and 'es?
octopuses instead of octopi fishes instead of fish aquariums instead of aquaria
media and mediums diverged a long time ago, but it seems as though the last few years has seen a dramatic shift
oh good golly, a better question might be: how often do you read your own post and realized you already know the answer :)