It's the term I've used. I've also been know to say "outen the lights" or
"red up the house". Doesn't make them right - it's just what I'm used to.
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Microsoft MVP - Publisher
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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But why would "virii" (which is so wrong on so many levels) be an "old
habit"?
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"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
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Old habits die hard. I also use the terms termini and radii. And I rarely
ever use the term vir any longer. I used to work for a civil engineering
firm. Deeds would often say "et vir" or "et ux" (or "et uxor") for "and
husband" or "and wife". I did A LOT of deed research back in the days
before
the county had everything on computers.
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JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher
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"Tom Willett" wrote in message
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In the English language, the standard plural of virus is viruses. This
is
the most frequently occurring form of the plural, and refers to both a
biological virus and a computer virus.
The less frequent variations viri and virii are virtually unknown in
edited
prose, and no major dictionary recognizes them as alternative forms.
Their
occurrence can be variously attributed to hypercorrection formed by
analogy
to Latin plurals such as alumni or false analogy to Latin plurals such
as
radii; idiosyncratic use as jargon among a group, such as computer
hackers;
and deliberate word play, such as on BBSs (see, e.g.: leet).
To complicate matters further, viri is already used in Latin as the
plural
of vir, meaning "man" (thus making viri mean "men")
;-)
Tom
"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
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| All over the web. There are literally thousands of site that off free
fonts.
| You just need to watch out for virii, spyware, etc.
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| Where can I get additional free fonts for Word 2003 SP2 ?
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