SPUG: Re: Re: Thanks :)

[dan at concolor.org]

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>> > But back to the virus question. 195 virii have been blocked. Here is
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> I think it's a generational thing - for some reason, folks Dan
> and my age were taught it is always the right way to change
> singular '\w+s' to a plural noun.  Maybe it was a bad understanding
> of latin (though no one told us it had anything to do with latin)
> or maybe it was just the trendy thing to do.  It does sound cool,
> but it's not right.
>
> virii was in common usage 5-10 years ago, now most are starting
> to correct course back to viruses as is accurate.
>

Thank goodness for that. All I can plead is the lateness of the hour and
double guessing myself to get the plural right for computer speak. Lord
knows they get it right in biology :).

Dan
who should have googled[1] it.












[1] yes, I know this is a newly minted word.