[plug] stripping potentially nasty attachments

[Bernd Felsche]

On Saturday 27 March 2004 12:56, Alex Polglaze wrote:
> Craig Ringer wrote:
> > On Sat, 2004-03-27 at 10:11, James Devenish wrote:
> >>>viruses

> >>Yay (it is indeed spelt "viruses", not "viri" or "virii",
> >>unless you are intending to use slang spellings).
> >
> > I know - but I don't have to like it.

> Then don't like it. Virus is a Latin word like Hippopotamus and octopus,
> the plural of these words is hippopotami and octopi, just like the plural
> of amoeba is amoebae.

And atrium -> atria
    stadium -> stadia

and valium -> valia ?? :-)

> Let's not dumb down our language to suit the yanks, free trade agreement
> or not.

> The plural is of virus is virii, so let's all use it properly.

> BTW, does anybody want a few virii I have a spare few hundred, new ones
> in stock everyday.

Let's not open a can of worms.  <ducking> :-)

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