# No such thing as genius? How about Philip Pauli? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 30, 2000, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-such-thing-as-genius-how-about-philip-pauli/24133 "2000-06-30T07:21:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-such-thing-as-genius-how-about-philip-pauli/24133/41 "2010-06-08T07:28:01Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > When English adopts a word from another language, it’s acceptable to form the plural either according to the rules of the original language or those of English. I am aware that “geniuses” is a perfectly valid plural form, but I happen to prefer to use the Latin form. NOT necessarily. The usual usage in _English_ is different. “Genii” refers to spirits, “geniuses” refers to people. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-such-thing-as-genius-how-about-philip-pauli/24133/42 "2010-06-08T11:30:52Z")
> [@Napachild](#): > > I was always taught that genius starts at 140. My IQ is supposedly 137. Its been so long since I have been in school or worked in an office I’m not sure of things like I once was. Since you’re a “near” genius, you might have read something about NOT reopening very OLD threads on the Board. These are called zombies, and we prefer you start a new thread and link to the old one, unless you have new information that answers the original post. Closed. **samclem** Moderator, GQ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-such-thing-as-genius-how-about-philip-pauli/24133.md?page=2)