[plug] stripping potentially nasty attachments

[Shayne O'Neill]

Eek. That was a slightly grumpy reply then. Sorry folks.

I think I was just trying to say was that the dictionary entry is
authoritive regardless of etymological roots.


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Shayne O'Neill. Indymedia. Fun.
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2004, Shayne O'Neill wrote:

>
> 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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> "Must not Sleep! Must warn others!"
> -Aesop.
> Shayne O'Neill. Indymedia. Fun.
> http://www.perthimc.asn.au
>
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2004, Alex Polglaze wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Shayne O'Neill wrote:
> >
> > > 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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