Jim wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Jul 2002 10:51:04, James Rohde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >However, if you're running an email client which supports HTML, you
> >are susceptible to some virii that way
>
> Dear Listers,
>
> I've seen the term "virii" used now and then on these lists, and as a
> professional virologist (of the biological variety), I feel I must
> speak up. The plural of "virus" is "viruses". Nowhere do we use the
> term "virii". Virology is rather at the forefront of modern
> biological nomenclature
Exactly. This isn't biology. Virii is the Technical Industry standard for
the plural of Virus. Each industry has usages that defy the standard
grammatical definition. Engineering is another. I work with a Concrete
Science firm and some of their terms are comical.
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