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> However, in computer enthusiast circles in the late 20th century and early 21st, the non-standard viri form (sometimes even virii) was well attested, generall
by whateveracct 7y ago
> However, in computer enthusiast circles in the late 20th century and early 21st, the non-standard viri form (sometimes even virii) was well attested, generally in the context of computer viruses.
I think it's pretty funny that the incorrect usage is in computer circles. I have seen many engineer coworkers use the wrong -ii suffix (e.g. virii, statii) in order to sound "fancy" :eyeroll:
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoI'm not sure it's to sound fancy, just done by naive analogy. And perhaps because viruseseseses sounds bad to English language natives. Here's a not unrelated question: 1 computer mouse, several computer ...?
- benibela 7y agoComputer engineers should start using a regexp like syntax: 1 virus 2 virus+ 3 virus+ ... Then the engineer+ can also distinguish between multiple virus+ and no virus*.