PowerBook arrives tomorrow (today!)
Dear nebulous population of the Internets,
The plural of "virus" is VIRUSES. No other form is even remotely close to correct. Virus originates in Latin, where it is a neuter, 2nd declension mass noun meaning "poison" or perhaps "slime"(roughly). There is no plural in the Latin 'virus,' so the -us -> -i transformational rule does not apply. The word "*viri" is, in the nominative, based on the "vir" root (=man). So unless you are referring to parasitic or toxic men, please don't say "*viri," or even worse, "*virii" (which cannot logically derive from any existing Latin root and stands completely unrelated to any word ever uttered). Unless you want to sound like a 12-year old wannabe computer geek, LEARN THIS NOW or suffer the wrath of my (virtual) fists.
Thank you, that is all.
And holy crap Grant, happy birthday! I even made a point to remind myself to say something, but I must have been distracted by some shiny object. The rice quest message is my humble apology, may it stand in infamy for days, even weeks.
[Editor's note: disregard the asterisks before the 'words.' The denotation has a specific linguistic meaning, and my compulsive behavior in these matters requires accuracy on my part.]
The plural of "virus" is VIRUSES. No other form is even remotely close to correct. Virus originates in Latin, where it is a neuter, 2nd declension mass noun meaning "poison" or perhaps "slime"(roughly). There is no plural in the Latin 'virus,' so the -us -> -i transformational rule does not apply. The word "*viri" is, in the nominative, based on the "vir" root (=man). So unless you are referring to parasitic or toxic men, please don't say "*viri," or even worse, "*virii" (which cannot logically derive from any existing Latin root and stands completely unrelated to any word ever uttered). Unless you want to sound like a 12-year old wannabe computer geek, LEARN THIS NOW or suffer the wrath of my (virtual) fists.
Thank you, that is all.
And holy crap Grant, happy birthday! I even made a point to remind myself to say something, but I must have been distracted by some shiny object. The rice quest message is my humble apology, may it stand in infamy for days, even weeks.
[Editor's note: disregard the asterisks before the 'words.' The denotation has a specific linguistic meaning, and my compulsive behavior in these matters requires accuracy on my part.]