Peter,

Actually, it's not.

In Latin the plural of "virus" is not "virii." In fact, it appears that
there is no plural form for this noun (which, by the way, is neuter, even
though the way you are declining it suggests that it follows the typical
pattern of a second declension masculine noun).

Nor is the plural for "virus" the word "viri," which is actually the plural
of "vir," which means "man." ("Viri" = "men.")

--Alan Gomes

"Peter Wiley" wrote in message
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wrote:

On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 20:19:12 GMT, "katysails"

wrote:

Si I dropped a friggin i from the word...so what? And I've never been
to
receptionist school or whatever you call it...I went to a Catholic lib
arts
college....and if you read any of the postings on this ng, you'd know
that
your opinion is held in respect by one person only....you know, maybe
injecting a foreign substance into your veins might be a good idea...



Dropped an "i"? Hoo Boy!!! There is no such word as "virii" in the
English
language either, ****forbrains. I'm guessing that you are looking for the
plural
of virus? It's "viruses"

Actually it's virii. Latin plural of a latin singular. Common usage is
viruses.

Try looking further than the cheap dictionary you use for failing to
solve kids' crosswords.

PDW