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Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote: |
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> No, there are virii and worms in the wild. |
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This is one of my pet hates. There is no such word as "virii". The |
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correct plural of "virus" in the English language is "viruses". Whilst |
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the word virus comes from Latin, the common pluralisation by replacing |
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"us" with "i" would result in "viri". The Latin word "viri" is actually |
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the plural of "vir" and means "men". There is no known plural for |
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"virus" in Latin. |
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"Virii" is just non-sensical and means nothing at all. |
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