On Friday 05 Jul 2002 12:56 am, you wrote: > > "Virii" is most definitely a word. > > "Despite frequent claims to the contrary, the only correct English plural > of the word used in any of these senses is viruses, not virii . The "ii" is > used to denote plurity in latin words ending in "ius", not "us." Hence it > is "viruses", not "virii." If virus was spelled "virius," then the plural > "virii" would be correct, however, it is not." > > > > > Oh, and it's not in my dictionaries either... > > http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=virii > http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=viruses > http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=virii
>From my dimly remembered schooldays, I thought the plural for a word ending in -us was -i, thus giving viri :-) Anne
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