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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

...lligator 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 plural of octopuses, when it wouldn't be because it's Greek and not Latin anyway... To whit: the belief many have that the English plural of virus is virii, when in fact if anything it'd be afaik viri - which it isn't. my 2c. Pete. [Authority: Platypuses, or Platypus - I...

...ie 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 plural of octopuses, when it wouldn't be > because it's Greek and not Latin anyway... > > To whit: the belief many have that the English plural of virus is virii, > when in fact if anything it'd be afaik viri - which it isn't. > > my 2c. > > Pete. >...