Very interesting. Thanks :) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Harrison Sent: 24 July 2007 07:38 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] [uk-marketing] Article for local mag
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Fair enough. It's a difficult balance between factually correct and > marketing. > > I left it as viruses because I thought virii may be too confusing for > the uninitiated? I'm impressed by the leaflet by the way. > > Wikipedia and the Oxford English Dictionary both say that "viruses" is correct: The latin plural "viri" does exist, but as the plural of "vir" (man) not "virus" (poison). The plural latin "virii" would imply that the singular were "virius", not "virus". More at http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/plural-of-virus.html Mark -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
