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Thread #46208   Message #685759
Posted By: Deda
08-Apr-02 - 06:35 PM
Thread Name: BS: Why don't Macs get viruses?
Subject: RE: BS: Why don't Macs get viruses?
The plural form from -us to -ii is Latin. Virus is a latin word and in Latin it would be vira or viria in the plural, because it's neuter, meaning venom or poison. Neuters always end in -a in the plural. But we are, after all, speaking English now. The english convention is to form plurals by adding "s" or "es". Probably a lot more than anyone needs or wants to know.