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Old 11-11-2003, 09:32 AM
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Default Remind me why I wanted rain?

On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 00:13:04 GMT, Jaques d'Alltrades
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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)


/pedant


Virus means dirt, filth.


Latin for poison actually
--
Martin
 
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