[plug] stripping potentially nasty attachments

[Shayne O'Neill]

vi·rus    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (vrs)
n. pl. vi·rus·es

   1.
         1. Any of various simple submicroscopic parasites of plants,
animals, and bacteria that often cause disease and that consist
essentially of a core of RNA or DNA surrounded by a protein coat. Unable
to replicate without a host cell, viruses are typically not considered
living organisms.
         2. A disease caused by a virus.
   2. Something that poisons one's soul or mind: the pernicious virus of
racism.
   3. Computer Science. A computer virus.

from dictionary dot com.

Remember, virus might be from latin, but the context is english


------------------------------------
"Must not Sleep! Must warn others!"
-Aesop.
Shayne O'Neill. Indymedia. Fun.
http://www.perthimc.asn.au

On Sat, 27 Mar 2004, Bernd Felsche wrote:

> 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> :-)
>
> --
> /"\ Bernd Felsche - Innovative Reckoning, Perth, Western Australia
> \ /  ASCII ribbon campaign | I'm a .signature virus!
>  X   against HTML mail     | Copy me into your ~/.signature
> / \  and postings          | to help me spread!
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> PLUG discussion list: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> http://mail.plug.linux.org.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/plug
> Committee e-mail: committee at plug.linux.org.au
>