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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Virii again #117371 12/09/2003 7:56 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 We have to remember that in classical Latin virus was an uncountable noun. Its meaning has shifted in Modern English and it is quite countable, but, being an English word it deserves an English plural. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Virii again sjmaxq 12/09/2003 6:34 PM Re: Virii again Capfka 12/09/2003 6:49 PM Re: Virii again AnnaStrophic 12/09/2003 7:02 PM Re: Virii again Capfka 12/09/2003 7:27 PM Re: Virii again Bingley 12/10/2003 2:33 AM viruses Jenet 12/10/2003 7:21 AM Re: viruses Faldage 12/10/2003 10:43 AM Re: viruses Capfka 12/10/2003 11:27 AM Re: viruses Jenet 12/10/2003 8:22 PM And while we're at it... AnnaStrophic 12/10/2003 8:28 PM Re: Cogitating, er, go somewhere else? sjmaxq 12/10/2003 8:44 PM Re: Cogitating, er, go somewhere else? Capfka 12/10/2003 10:44 PM Re: Cogitating, er, go somewhere else? sjmaxq 12/10/2003 10:48 PM Re: bad water AnnaStrophic 12/10/2003 11:09 PM Re: Cogitating, er, go somewhere else? Faldage 12/11/2003 2:37 AM Re: Cogitating, er, go somewhere else? Capfka 12/11/2003 2:21 PM Re: Cogitating, er, go somewhere else? Faldage 12/11/2003 2:23 PM Re: Virii again birdfeed 12/10/2003 1:45 PM Re: Virii again Jenet 12/09/2003 7:03 PM Re: Virii again Faldage 12/09/2003 7:22 PM Re: Virii again Faldage 12/09/2003 7:43 PM Re: Virii again Capfka 12/09/2003 7:53 PM Re: Virii again Faldage 12/09/2003 7:56 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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