On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Sam Ewalt wrote: > > attached virii immediately, and a very few not until the message has > > I know it's become a custom to refer to "virii" but the actual > and correct plural of "virus" in English is "viruses". > > I just looked it up in the Oxford English Dictionary. > > Perhaps we can attribute the "virii" usage to the curious folkways > of the computer world.
There is but little background for "viri" being acceptable, but none for "virii." Much ado about the issue can be found here: http://www.perl.com/language/misc/virus.html > Alternative viewpoints will be considered. -- Steve Ackman http://twoloonscoffee.com (Need green beans?) http://twovoyagers.com (glass, linux & other stuff)
