Pet Peeves
What makes you angry? Get it off your chest so we can laugh at your impotent rage.
( , Thu 1 May 2008, 23:12)
What makes you angry? Get it off your chest so we can laugh at your impotent rage.
( , Thu 1 May 2008, 23:12)
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"Virii"
How the shitting fuck can virii be correct? If "virus" were a second declension Latin noun, the plural would be "viri" -although "viri" is already the plural of "vir" (man). If it were fourth declension, it would be "virus" (with a long U sound).
But it's not. It's an English noun.
( , Tue 6 May 2008, 13:22, Reply)
How the shitting fuck can virii be correct? If "virus" were a second declension Latin noun, the plural would be "viri" -although "viri" is already the plural of "vir" (man). If it were fourth declension, it would be "virus" (with a long U sound).
But it's not. It's an English noun.
( , Tue 6 May 2008, 13:22, Reply)
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