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Posted by Jon Phipps on December 15, 2005, 12:03 pm
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some one started something bout virii and virusses... kinda sidetracked the
convo... please just ignore this part of the thread
> Are you people serious? What does this have to do with my question?
>
> "Jon Phipps" wrote:
>
>> I happily use both thanks
>> > People who use the word "virii" also like to use the word "whilst" ;-)
>> >
>> > Tom
>> > |
>> > || medically no it is virii, the word is latin
>> > |
>> > | No. read the URLs I referenced, they explain quite clearly, better
>> > than
>> > I
>> > can.
>> > |
>> > | The Latin connection with "virii" quite simply does not exist.
>> > "Virus"
>> > is
>> > derived from Latin
>> > | (it meant slime, poison, or venom), however "virii" is not a valid
>> > Latin
>> > word. Latin does
>> > | not actually have a plural for virus (this is not so unusual when you
>> > consider words such as
>> > | slime or sheep). Latin does have a word "viri", but it is the plural
>> > of
>> > the word man
>> > | ("vir"), and thus nothing to do with viruses. For this topic, I will
>> > refer
>> > you to people who
>> > | know more about it than me.
>> > |
>> > | http://spl.haxial.net/viruses.html
>> > |
>> > |
>> > | --
>> > | Dave
>> > | http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
>> > | http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>> > |
>> > |
>> >
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