My box got formatted. :\

YtseJam · 28th April 2001, 09:31

Damnit... stupid stupid virii... grrr... :\
Using my neighbor's box... :\ have no time to fix mine, am full with final exams... blah... hmpf. Don't bother to reply to this, since I won't be able to read it anyhow...

Godamnit, 6 years... all gone. Hmpf... even lost my VC++ project, maybe I backed-up it... heehee, should check that.

Okie, back to studying. Lat`.

Scarface2k1 · 28th April 2001, 15:50

HA!

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 28th April 2001, 16:46

Damn, that sucks.

That reminds me, I've got over 4 gigs of mp3s and about twice as many picture files that I need to back up...

Yikes!

Matt · 28th April 2001, 16:51

Yes you should always backup if possible. I've had hard disk problems before.

and what sort of pictures are those picture files Sargeant. I hope you're talking smilies and such?

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 28th April 2001, 16:58

Oh yes, smilies of course.

I've kept every single bitmap frame of every single smilie I've ever made.

That's a helluva lot of frames, considering that some of my smilies can have upwards of 30 frames.

rm' · 28th April 2001, 21:25

Quote:

Originally posted by nant`
virii...

It's virus, not virius. Therefore, it's viri, not virii.

Scarface2k1 · 28th April 2001, 22:23

Quote:

Originally posted by Radioactive Man

Quote:

Originally posted by nant`
virii...

It's virus, not virius. Therefore, it's viri, not virii.

picky picky arent we not RM?

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 28th April 2001, 23:20

So.... Would the plural of Lexus be Lexi?

rm' · 29th April 2001, 00:12

Quote:

Originally posted by Scarface2k1
arent we not

I can't help it! You folks keep on give me reasons to be!

Scarface2k1 · 29th April 2001, 00:25

Quote:

Originally posted by Radioactive Man

Quote:

Originally posted by Scarface2k1
arent we not

I can't help it! You folks keep on give me reasons to be!

TOO FRIKEN BAD

now you're gonna live your entire life regreting that social darwinism hasnt gotten ahead of all the "Absent minded" people

Twilightseer · 30th April 2001, 09:41

Quote:

Originally posted by Radioactive Man

Quote:

Originally posted by nant`
virii...

It's virus, not virius. Therefore, it's viri, not virii.

How come "virii" is not listed as a valid plural for "virus" at http://www.dictionary.com?

Scarface2k1 · 30th April 2001, 16:30

heh Retards.

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 30th April 2001, 21:42

Anyways, the plural of "virus" in my dictionary is "viruses"... It's in a Webster's dictionary, not my 73-lb. multilingual dictionary.

rm' · 30th April 2001, 22:25

Quote:

Originally posted by Twilightseer
How come "virii" is not listed as a valid plural for "virus" at http://www.dictionary.com?

I explained that. When you pluralize a 'us', it becomes an 'i'.

Take radius. You have an 'i' before the 'us', therefore, the plural of radius is 'radii'.

Now look at cactus. You have a 't' before 'us'. So, the plural form is 'cacti'. You only get double i when there is an 'i' before 'us'.

In conclusion, dictionary.com and myself are correct. Webster's is not.

rm' · 30th April 2001, 22:31

You wish to know why? When ever you pluralize a word that ends in a long vowel sound, such as 'antenna', the ending is changed to a long 'e' sound ('eee'). So, antenna becomes antennae, and virus becomes viri (exception to the case are words like banana and cacti. It's pronounced 'cac-aye'. There are specific cases when the end is pronounced 'eee', and what these cases are, I do not know).

Now, take radius... you have an 'i' that you must pronounce; ray-dee-us

The plural form should be, according to the rule, 'ray-dee'; however, there is still that extra 'i', thus, it becomes 'ray-dee-aye'

With virus, there is no extra 'i', thus, instead of being pronounced 've-ree-aye', it's pronounced 've-ree'.

Scarface2k1 · 1st May 2001, 22:14

HEY LOOK EVERYBODY WE GOT AN ENGLISH TEACHER HERE, LETS ALL CLAP FOR HIM.

:clap::clap:

[Edited by Scarface2k1 on 05-01-2001 at 06:30 PM]

John M · 1st May 2001, 22:27

i saw a flock of moosen.

i bought 2 boxen of donuts.

rm' · 2nd May 2001, 00:01

"It's pronounced 'learnd', Pepe, 'learrnd'."

Twilightseer · 2nd May 2001, 07:56

I think I'll stick to 'viruses', anyway

Scarface2k1 · 2nd May 2001, 22:42

i really dont care either

rm' · 2nd May 2001, 22:46

Quote:

Originally posted by Twilightseer
I think I'll stick to 'viruses', anyway

lol... you crazy Frenchmen

Scarface2k1 · 3rd May 2001, 16:30

Quote:

Originally posted by Radioactive Man

Quote:

Originally posted by Twilightseer
I think I'll stick to 'viruses', anyway

lol... you crazy Frenchmen

you wierd dictoral freakish person you RM

Twilightseer · 4th May 2001, 08:40

Quote:

Originally posted by Radioactive Man

Quote:

Originally posted by Twilightseer
I think I'll stick to 'viruses', anyway

lol... you crazy Frenchmen

He he

The fact is this problem doesn't exist in French where the plural of 'virus' is....'virus'

YtseJam · 4th May 2001, 08:44

What does it matter?... at least you understood what I wrote... sheesh.

Oh, heyz... I'm back.

Scarface2k1 · 4th May 2001, 22:23

yeah who really does care?

rm' · 5th May 2001, 03:05

Pedants.

30th April 2001, 22:31	#15
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	Expansion on the concept: You wish to know why? When ever you pluralize a word that ends in a long vowel sound, such as 'antenna', the ending is changed to a long 'e' sound ('eee'). So, antenna becomes antennae, and virus becomes viri (exception to the case are words like banana and cacti. It's pronounced 'cac-aye'. There are specific cases when the end is pronounced 'eee', and what these cases are, I do not know). Now, take radius... you have an 'i' that you must pronounce; ray-dee-us The plural form should be, according to the rule, 'ray-dee'; however, there is still that extra 'i', thus, it becomes 'ray-dee-aye' With virus, there is no extra 'i', thus, instead of being pronounced 've-ree-aye', it's pronounced 've-ree'.

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John M Puts the Cuss in General Discussions (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cincy, Ohio Posts: 3,624	i saw a flock of moosen. i bought 2 boxen of donuts. missyob made me post this.

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28th April 2001, 09:31	#1
YtseJam Forum King Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Israel Posts: 2,399	Damnit... stupid stupid virii... grrr... :\ Using my neighbor's box... :\ have no time to fix mine, am full with final exams... blah... hmpf. Don't bother to reply to this, since I won't be able to read it anyhow... Godamnit, 6 years... all gone. Hmpf... even lost my VC++ project, maybe I backed-up it... heehee, should check that. Okie, back to studying. Lat`.

28th April 2001, 15:50	#2
Scarface2k1 Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: i dont get out much so i dont remember Posts: 1,032	HA!

28th April 2001, 16:46	#3
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,767	Damn, that sucks. That reminds me, I've got over 4 gigs of mp3s and about twice as many picture files that I need to back up... Yikes!

28th April 2001, 16:51	#4
Matt Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: England Posts: 3,397	Yes you should always backup if possible. I've had hard disk problems before. and what sort of pictures are those picture files Sargeant. I hope you're talking smilies and such?

28th April 2001, 16:58	#5
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,767	Oh yes, smilies of course. I've kept every single bitmap frame of every single smilie I've ever made. That's a helluva lot of frames, considering that some of my smilies can have upwards of 30 frames.

28th April 2001, 23:20	#8
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,767	So.... Would the plural of Lexus be Lexi?

30th April 2001, 16:30	#12
Scarface2k1 Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: i dont get out much so i dont remember Posts: 1,032	heh Retards.

30th April 2001, 21:42	#13
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,767	Anyways, the plural of "virus" in my dictionary is "viruses"... It's in a Webster's dictionary, not my 73-lb. multilingual dictionary.

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Scarface2k1 Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: i dont get out much so i dont remember Posts: 1,032	HEY LOOK EVERYBODY WE GOT AN ENGLISH TEACHER HERE, LETS ALL CLAP FOR HIM. :clap::clap: [Edited by Scarface2k1 on 05-01-2001 at 06:30 PM]

2nd May 2001, 00:01	#18
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	"It's pronounced 'learnd', Pepe, 'learrnd'."

2nd May 2001, 07:56	#19
Twilightseer Le Poison dans la Bouteille [Moderator] Join Date: May 2000 Location: Lavabo, fond du couloir, 3ï¿½ porte ï¿½ droite Posts: 6,296	I think I'll stick to 'viruses', anyway

2nd May 2001, 22:42	#20
Scarface2k1 Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: i dont get out much so i dont remember Posts: 1,032	i really dont care either

4th May 2001, 08:44	#24
YtseJam Forum King Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Israel Posts: 2,399	What does it matter?... at least you understood what I wrote... sheesh. Oh, heyz... I'm back.

4th May 2001, 22:23	#25
Scarface2k1 Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: i dont get out much so i dont remember Posts: 1,032	yeah who really does care?

5th May 2001, 03:05	#26
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	Pedants.