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From: cosell@bbn.com (Bernie Cosell)
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Subject: Re: Virus plurals
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Date: 24 Sep 88 01:05:31 GMT
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In article <158@antares.UUCP> jms@antares.UUCP (joe smith) writes:
}The plural of virus is viri, only one "i" at the end.

  That true?  My dictionaries all think the plurarl of "virus" is "viruses".

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