[plug] stripping potentially nasty attachments

[Shayne O'Neill]

That does not detract from the fact that virii is still the incorect
spelling. It may be goofy, but its incorrect.

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On Sat, 27 Mar 2004, Alex Polglaze wrote:

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>
> Shayne O'Neill wrote:
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> > vi·rus    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (vrs)
> > n. pl. vi·rus·es
>
> >    3. Computer Science. A computer virus.
> >
> > from dictionary dot com.
> >
> > Remember, virus might be from latin, but the context is english
>
> Remember that virus and virii have been around a lot longer than computers and
> that the context is medical as in infection and proliferation.
>
> Computing "stole" the idea and notion from medicine, so let it be done properly.
>
> Alex Polglaze
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