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Re: OT: "virii"



* Ivo Wever (I.J.W.Wever@student.tudelft.nl) [020725 10:34]:
> Even more offtopic: the plural of virus isn't virii. It isn't viri either.
> Virus in Latin doesn't have the same meaning as it has in English: it
> already is a sort of plural  (like rice or sand) and 'virii' simply doesn't
> exist in Latin.

slightly related:

http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=312036

good times,
Vineet
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