Re: virii

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On Thu, 2002-07-25 at 15:25, martin f krafft wrote:
> also sprach Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> [2002.07.25.2201 +0200]:
> > > I've never heard it; everyone says "museums" AFAIK.
> > > 
> > > I have, however, heard the plural of "forum" said as "fora", and the
> > > plural of "quantum" as "quanta". And of course we've all heard "data",
> > > "media", and many other equivalent cases.
> > 
> > This is mock-latin.
> 
> Do what? How's that mock-latin?

You've snipped the relevant text out.  Musea & virii are mock-
latin.

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