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On Thu, April 16, 2015 10:09 am, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 10:01 AM, James B. Byrne <byrnejb at harte-lyne.ca> wrote: >> This morning I discovered this in my clamav report from one of our imap servers: >> /usr/share/nmap/scripts/irc-unrealircd-backdoor.nse: >> Unix.Trojan.MSShellcode-21 FOUND >> I have looked at this script and it appears to be

...ruses. Reasoning: If one had to learn the pluralisation of every word adopted into modern English, then an English speaker would have to learn the pluralisation rules for far more than just English (see above re tsunami, octopus but also consider other non old English words such as emoji alligator mannequin boulevard cookie umbrella alcohol nadir etc.) For old English words, the pluralisation rules for them was set before modern English evolved into what we know today so those old rules still apply. All in all, makes it a lot easier to know how to spell English plurals. Some think opctopi is the plu...

...f one had to learn the pluralisation of every word adopted > into modern English, then an English speaker would have to learn the > pluralisation rules for far more than just English (see above re > tsunami, octopus but also consider other non old English words such as > emoji alligator mannequin boulevard cookie umbrella alcohol nadir etc.) > For old English words, the pluralisation rules for them was set before > modern English evolved into what we know today so those old rules still > apply. > > All in all, makes it a lot easier to know how to spell English plurals. > &...