OT: Grammar (was Re: Re: [Fedora] Re: Help me find 5 mistakes and than solution to thoes mistakes!)

From: Aaron Gaudio (prothonotar_at_tarnation.dyndns.org)
Date: 08/21/04

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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 20:49:51 -0400

    On Fri, 2004-08-20 at 16:07 -0700, Scott Talbot wrote:

    > Just curious as to why we must use proper Latin grammar just because we
    > borrowed the word from them? It's not like anyone speaks the language
    > anymore. Do we also learn the grammar of every other language we borrow
    > words from. Judging by this list, few of us even know English grammar.

    True. "Viruses" (the supposed correct pluralization of "virus") is
    obviously also not from latin. I think the rationale behind not
    accepting "viri" is that using "-i" to pluralize is uncommon and
    reserved only for words which inherited it from Latin. Since the
    "standard" (if anything in English is standard) way of pluralizing is to
    add -s or -es to the end of the word, that is to be preferred.

    >
    > > But I guess the really important thing is that someone understands you.
    > > If they can correct you when you say "virii" then you probably got your
    > > message across. :)
    >
    > Possibly the smartest off topic sentence seen here today!
    >

    Heh heh thanks. Don't try using that argument on the French though! 

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