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Virii or Viruses
Poll ended at Sat Mar 29, 2003 6:23 pm
Virii 31%  31%  [ 4 ]
Viruses 69%  69%  [ 9 ]
Total votes : 13
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titus
 Post subject: Virus.. Mong> VIRUSES , I > VIRII
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 6:23 pm 
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Ok, which of those is *CORRECT* in IT-language (oldschool)

Mong says VIRUSES
I say VIRII !
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Cooleo
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 6:27 pm 
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I'd vote Virii but the forum's bein a ***** :P

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Cooleo
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 6:28 pm 
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oh and Mong would say viruses... hence his Name.

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Mong
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Those confused souls who write *virii are tacitly positing the existence of the non-word *virius, and declining it as though it were like filius. It's true that l/r are both linguals that sometimes get interchanged, and that f/v are just a change in voicing[2], but that's just reaching. *Virii is still completely silly, so don't do that; otherwise, everyone will know you're just a blathering script kiddie.

http://www.perl.com/language/misc/virus.html

I speak spanish and some italian - it's "virus" in both of those. As they're the two nearest "living languages" to latin, doesn't that tell you something? :)

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Cooleo
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go with virii m8 :P - google.com is also a good idea

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<@Toni> rofl
<@mist> that could explain a few things
<+Cooleo> im like father to half their nation :\
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<@SAUinHELL> are yours

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Mong
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 6:58 pm 
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Kiddie sites say "Virii", sensible sites say "viruses" :)

http://www.cert.org returns 0 results for "virii", but 100's for "viruses".

Gonna mess with Cert?

Titus: Where's that £10? ;)

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PyRo
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 9:46 pm 
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viruses ffs unless you're a script kiddie

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=virii
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No entry found for virii.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=viruses
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3 entries found for viruses

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Icewatcher
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 15, 2003 12:15 am 
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virussen is the dutch word for them ... I'd say virusses comes closest so even if it isn't right .. it should be that :-)

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Jeekay
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Whoever said kiddies say virii, real people say viruses hit it right on the head.
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Mong
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Jeekay wrote:
Whoever said kiddies say virii, real people say viruses hit it right on the head.


Those who know, will be aware that arguing with Jeekay is not something to be attempted without first being certified insane!

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Kumnaa
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Mong wrote:
Jeekay wrote:
Whoever said kiddies say virii, real people say viruses hit it right on the head.


Those who know, will be aware that arguing with Jeekay is not something to be attempted without first being certified insane!

M.


hence my suggestion for the killjeekay command

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Sp8473
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 7:59 pm 
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PyRo wrote:
viruses ffs unless you're a script kiddie

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=virii
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No entry found for virii.


etc etc.. why not just try ..

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=virus
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n. pl. vi·rus·es


:-p
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titus
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 5:10 am 
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radii...

Yes viruses is right..

http://www.ja.net/CERT/CERT-CC/virus-l/ ... /1988/v1i1
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linu ... /0729.html

Does anybody have a dictionary from the 1800s?
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Mong
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 10:05 am 
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TITUS OWES ME £10!!! YAAAAYYY!!!!!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

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Icewatcher
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 11:01 am 
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that's good then you can buy me some beers in manchester :-P

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Strifeh
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 1:26 pm 
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Psht!!

Mong owe's me beers...seeing as I didn't get an Xmas card!!!

Strifeh :evil:

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M00BiUS
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Blatantly viruses... virii's just too difficult to say for a drunken tech-head
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