Re: A true touch of insanity?

On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:14:16 -0800, Erik Max Francis <max@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>Which major dictionaries list it as being a correct plural of _virus_? 

The OED and Webster's Instant Word Guide both list virii (I'm too lazy
to check the dictionaries in the other room), but those are
authoritative texts, rather than Internet pseudoinfo, so you probably
wouldn't know anything about them.


>The plural of _genius_ is _geniuses_.

Wrong again -- it's also genii. 

This time I can put it into terms you'll understand:

<http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/genii?view=uk>
<http://www.bartleby.com/61/45/G0084500.html>
<http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/genii>
<http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=genii&r=66>
<http://www.onelook.com/?other=web1913&w=Genii>
<http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861674880>
<http://www.allwords.com/query.php?SearchType=3&Keyword=Genii&goquery=Find+it%21&Language=ENG>
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/genii>
<http://www.thefreedictionary.com/genii>
<http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/genii>
<http://www.yourdictionary.com/genii>
<http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=genii>
(you
have to select from the box for 'genius')
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