----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Leghart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 3:02 AM Subject: Re: [SAtalk] Re: Movie FILTER THIS VIRUS ALREADY!!!
I'm outta here. Everyone have a great weekend. Try not to think about spam, spammers, virii, auto-responders, and smart-aleck people like me.
I second the idea, that this list should be made subscribers-only-can-post. And speaking of smart-alecks: The English plural form of "virus" is "viruses" not virii. Virii means "men". "Virus" itself doesn't have a plural in Latin. 8-)
Regards Ralf G.
I was reaching. Virii actually is not a Latin word. It implies a singular noun of "virius", which doesn't mean anything. I've used "viri" before, but this does refer to men.
The plural form of virus is in debate. "Virus" has been used as genitive singular, almost without variation. Scholars argue this makes it 4th declension. (I'm way far away from my sophomore Latin classes here.) Others argue that usage has been 2nd declension neuter noun, with no plural form seen. Thus virus/virus.
Suggestions for a suitable plural are English usage virus/viruses and Latin virus/virora. Think of corpus/corpora. (Whew! That was hard to segue back to an SA topic.)
So, viruses or virora. I'll pick viruses. Mostly because if I try to say "virora" VIR-or-ah, it sounds plain silly.
Regards, Alan
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