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From: PETCHER@SCRI2.SCRI.FSU.EDU (Don Petcher)
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Subject: viri (sp?), viruses and vires (was Re: Right of reply, virus- ...)
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Date: 24 Feb 89 19:46:43 GMT
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In Article 4346 nor1675@dsacg2.UUCP (Michael Figg) writes

> As I was reading this posting requesting information on virus, my cubicle mate
> passed me an interesting article on the subject. It doesn't get much into 
> Amiga viri (sp?) but says alot about the PC and MAC. Article is "The Virus
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Then in Article 4362 hollombe@ttidca.TTI.COM (The Polymath) writes

> In light of the above, the idea that you can prevent the spread of viri by
                                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Now I see how the evolution of the english language works.  Throw out a
candidate, and it is accepted by common use :^).   On the other hand, my
dictionary says the plural of virus is (was?) "vires" .....

                                               Don Petcher

Supercomputer Computations Research Institute
The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida                                        
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