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Date:      Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:12:02 -0400
From:      wmc20@xxiii.com
To:        "Jim Stapleton" <stapleton.41@gmail.com>,freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Antivirus to scan files before going onto a Windows machine: clamav?
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At 09:25 AM 4/29/2006, Jim Stapleton wrote:
>Virii would be the correct spelling we biologists use, but viruses 
>is standard in normal-people-speak, and gets the meaing across.

Actually I was reading up on correct vs. common plurals after a 
little debate around the office.  It would appear the 'ii plural or 
virus is NOT correct.  See:

http://linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/plural-of-virus.html
http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/g63.html

    -Wayne



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