Poll: Virii or Viruses?

[PhirePhreak]

I've heard so many of both ways. Which is correct? (And I don't care what this poll finds out, I'm still sticking with virii).

[sparkant]

I do know what it is. Virus is a latin word, and the correct way to put in multiple (djeez dudes, sorry but i don't know the word!) is virii. Always.

Grtz,

[TheCynical]

It don't matter how you say it :-)
It only matters if we don't understand it

[Negative]

Sparkant, location: creepy Belgium??? Get rid of that, will you? I'm not saying that you should put something like 'AND I'M PROUD AT IT' there, but hey...
And of course you're right on the Latin.

[sparkant]

I'm very sorry Negative, but in a way I'm just like you... negative :p.

And no, I'm not planning to change it. Now we have a belgian who thinks nothing of it (you), a dutchman who's proud of it, and a belgian who *knows* Belgium is creepy.

But I'm a reasonable man, so I want to challenge you. Give me five good reasons to be proud of being belgian, and I'll erase the creepy part, since I'll fully agree with you we shouldn't think either ways. Now isn't that a *creepy* belgian compromis we could make? ;-)

Grtz,

[Negative]

Well Sparkant, I suppose no-one in here cares about Belgium, so let's take this 'challenge' to the chat. 5 reasons, huh? I'll give you 20 ;)

[sparkant]

I'm very sorry, but I'm at work right now and I'm afraid that my company's policy won't let me chat :). You see, our firewall only lets port 80 through. But, if it's okay with you, just send them to my email-address, slitskin@checksum.org. I hope they're convincing! ;)

Grtz,

[limp1058]

Virii just fits, Viruses, is the word for someone who has no knowledge........

[Evil Homer]

actually, its viruses, the word virus is an exception to the ii rule, try it with your spell checker or look
here (http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=viruses)

[Paul Zest]

Originally posted by Evil Homer
actually, its viruses, the word virus is an exception to the ii rule, try it with your spell checker or look
here (http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=viruses)

Actually it's "Virii", if you've got a spotty face, "Viruses" otherwise.

:D

PZ

[pwaring]

Viruses, always viruses. No arguments, that's how it's spelt.

It's Americans that go round messing up the English language by spelling things like 'colour' as 'color' etc.

pwaring.

[petemcevoy]

ooohh, you gonna get flamed for that!

Anyways, this thread seems to me a little pedantic, afaik virii is the genetive singular and viruses the nominative plural - but in respect to this forum, i don't think it makes the slightest bit of difference. As someone said, as long as its clear what your saying, what does it matter?

[pps111]

The word Viruses gives you the creeps, the kind to expect from it.

Virii sounds like a small harmless creature over which anyone can stamp over.

Docs(Here it means doctors) never say "You are infected with some ?????? virii" it sounds funny.

[Negative]

In English it definitely is virus, viruses. Viri is not English, nor is virii.

In Latin, it's virus (nominative singural), viri (nominative plural, and NOT virii as someone wrote before), genitive also being viri.

PS: to all of you patriots: Latin was around first, then came English :p. Half of English vocabulary is based on Latin, so show some respect for the lady...

[pwaring]

Originally posted by Negative
In English it definitely is virus, viruses. Viri is not English, nor is virii.

In Latin, it's virus (nominative singural), viri (nominative plural, and NOT virii as someone wrote before), genitive also being viri.

>> Thanks for backing me up for once Negative! :D

pwaring.

[Negative]

Thanks for backing me up for once Negative :D!
Don't get used to it, P! :p

[peabody]

First off, I just wanted to say that I have never posted before.:)

Secondly, I say what ever is comfy to say at the time of saying. At the moment, pwaring, I prefer to say COLOR!:D, 'cause of the fact that I am American and I enjoy messing up my own language, partially because I kan't always spel corectly. Please, when ever posting, don't dis an entire continents language.:cool:

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[darqw1nd]

i dont care wat any of your dictionaries or spellcheckers say anyone who writes x86 ASM will tell you its virii

[rnapro]

I happen to like this one:

Virusoid

1. a small particle of RNA associated with the larger RNA of some infectious plant viruses.

[RiOtEr]

its virii
take the pural of cactus cactii! there are plenty mor couldnt be botherd looking at this point in time

[Negative]

In English: Virus, Viruses (http://www.thesaurus.com/cgi-bin/search?config=roget&words=virus). I don't care whether you want to use viruses or virii when you mean a computer virus, but virii definitely ain't English. It ain't even Latin:
Virus, Viri (http://lysy2.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/WORDS.EXE?virus). There ain't no virii in Latin. (virus in nominative singular, virum in accusative singular, viri in genitive singular, viri in nominative plural, viri in accusative plural). And cactuses? No cactii in Latin...: Cactus, Cacti (http://lysy2.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/WORDS.EXE?cactus).


Two computer viruses = two virii? OK, fair enough, but not in Latin :p . Definitely not in Latin