In article , Franz Heymann
writes
"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
...
The message
from "Franz Heymann" contains these
words:
My mistake. I was thinking of both virii and spammed email.
pedant
Virus is a collective noun.
One solitary influenza virus may be inspected under the electron
microscope.microscope.
Granted, I don't know whether an influenza and a legionnaire'd disease virus
lying side by side should be referred to as a pair of viruses or a pair of
virii. (On the assumption that the legionnaire's disease thingy is indeed a
virus at all)
It wouldn't be virii anyway, would it? That'd be the plural of virius.
--
Kay Easton
Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm