Re: A true touch of insanity?

Wildepad wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:36:26 -0500, James Burns <burns.87@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>>Wildepad wrote:
>>>On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:14:16 -0800, Erik Max Francis <max@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>>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.
>>
>>I would appreciate a URL to the OED reference, at least.
> 
> A url reference to a book sitting on my shelf? Sorry, the Internet
> isn't yet that pervasive.

I assumed you meant the online versions upthread. So you
have the real-life version of the OED? Bravo. I've only
ever seen it in libraries. So, what page is the reference
to "virii" on? And, each page carries a lot of text.
Is it possible to provide a little context?

FYI, as much as I enjoy handling real books, you are either
vastly wealthy, or you should have gotten the CD version
($295) instead of the hardcover version (20 big volumes,
$6,295, plus -- maybe -- the three additions volumes, another
$195). Or you could have used the online version available
through many library systems for free.

Jim Burns

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