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Re: Where *IS* Tom?
From: Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com>
Date: Tue Dec 13 2005 - 05:25:28 CET
Date: Tue Dec 13 2005 - 05:25:28 CET
cryptonom@att.NOT wrote:
> Joe Peschel wrote:
>
>>
>> In general, despite a word's etymology, you're better off writing
>> octopuses, cactuses, and viruses.
>>
>
> Why is that? Because most people will understand viruses better than
> virii, or because viruses is correct? Checking several online refs, it
> seems that most (but not all) list both. Are both spellings correct?
Making a plural by adding an "i" is very old fashioned and almost never
used nowadays.
Andrew Swallow
Received on Fri Dec 23 20:09:55 2005