>Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 00:04:16 +0200 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dr.O.M.Betz) >Subject: Re: Virus message? > >>>From: Darren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Subject: Re: Virus message? >>> >>>Ahh, >>>http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=mac+virii >>>, notice the "virii" in the search, led me to >>>http://vx.netlux.org/bin_exotic_mac.shtml >>>So much for your theory, call them matchbooks for all I care. >>> >>>PC users, be warned. Mac files are archived, pc files are NOT. >>>Norton's fails here. Wouldn't trust McAfee. Going to test Virex. >> >>So, what is the best PC pgm for findingvirii? (This from a country where >>"millenia" is now commonly used in print as a singular noun and >>"milleniums" is the plural. Then there's "phenomena"... [I could go on >>and on]). I need to get one. >> >>Bob F >>
>Out for picking nits in grammar? Now, don't get *me* started. Definitely >virii is not a word in any civilised language, sorry to say that. There may >be some barbarians out there using it, but let's leave it to them; it's not >a correct declination of virus, and repeating a mistake doesn't take the >mistake out of it. Then, there is millennium and millennia. O.K. And, >sorry again, "phenomena" is correct as the plural form of "phenomenon", or >do you think such a perfect singer/songwriter as Kate Bush would make a >mistake? Listen to "Strange Phenomena" and the rest of her "The Kick >Inside" album and see what a beautiful language yours can be. Couldn't >resist. > >OM (who started Latin when he was 10 years old, in a country where lots and >lots of barbarians think "antibiotika" is a singular noun...)[Shake] > I was referring to today's spreading use of "phenomena" as a singular form. I still like "virii" and hope to find ways of using it again really soon. "Criteria" as a singular noun is the most offensive of the lot to me. You can thank the folks at Time, Inc. for spreading that one, and I saw "millenniums" in the ever-snooty NY Times just the other day. Yikes. Hippopotami, anyone? But seriously, what I desperately need to know is what's the best antivirus program for today's peecee's, a W98 box specifically. Norton? Still OT, but that *is* where I started out before wandering into this particular linguistic thicket. Bob F (who never took Latin) -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:compact.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:compact.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:compact.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
