He's been MIA for several weeks - I think TVK has him tied up in his basement in his Gimp suit. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families Sent to you from my Blackberry in the Cloud
________________________________ From: Jonathan Link To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Thu May 14 19:12:23 2009 Subject: Re: Haw-haw: New Mac OS X email worm discovered Where's Shook? On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Bill Monicher <bmacd5...@gmail.com<mailto:bmacd5...@gmail.com>> wrote: Gavin, Grab a dictionary. In the olden days, they were books that listed words. Lots of 'em -- along with their plurals etc. Nowadays, try http://www.onelook.com/?w=virus&ls=a Although your meaning was clear, Ben is correct. His (and my) pedantry aside, using cutesy variations for common words in a forum of professionals it at best, well, unprofessional. At worst, you look like a dweeb. If you can find even *one* dictionary that lists "virii" I'll apologize. Before you spend a lot of time looking, though, I'll give you a hint. No dictionary referenced by OneLook even lists the word "virii". There are two entries returned by the search, though. One contains the phrase, "generally considered incorrect" and the other is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_of_virus Check it out. Regards, --BM On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 3:38 PM, Gavin Wilby <gavin.wi...@gmail.com<mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Ben, > Wind down your pedant filter slightly hey! There's a good lad. > G. > > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Ben Scott > <mailvor...@gmail.com<mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Gavin Wilby >> <gavin.wi...@gmail.com<mailto:gavin.wi...@gmail.com>> >> wrote: >> > I dunno - a word that I made up - its obvious that it used to denote >> > multiple virus's. >> >> What does the virus own? >> >> To form a plural in English, on a word that ends in an "s", use >> "es"; thus, "viruses". As one wag once put it: >> >> An apostrophe does not mean, "Look out! Here comes an >> 's'!" >> >> ;-) >> >> I've heard it argued that there is no Latin word "virus", and as >> such, one should follow the English pluralization rules, not Latin. >> >> -- Ben >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > -- > Gavin Wilby, > Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby > GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk<http://www.stoof.co.uk/> > Sent from Isle Of Man > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
