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ReaperOfSly
Gallente
Lyrus Associates
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Posted - 2007.09.26 11:53:00 -
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 Originally by: Dahak2150
So what does one say when multiple Dominix BSs show up?
Dominixes? Dominii? Dominixii? Uhoh?
Dominices probably, by noting that the plural of matrix (for example) is matrices. Since the gallente are supposedly descended from french people, and french is a latinate language, it may well be Dominices. 
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Sheriff Jones
Amarr
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Posted - 2007.09.26 12:07:00 -
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Edited by: Sheriff Jones on 26/09/2007 12:08:45
Actually i think the plural of Dominix is Dominix. Much like with halibut.
"I saw two dominix at the gate" just sounds right....even if it sounds so very, very wrong 
THOUGH, if we take the plural of Dominatrix(basically the same), it's dominatrices, so it could be assumed the plural of Dominix is Domi...oh gods...Dominitrices? 
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An Anarchyyt
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.09.26 12:10:00 -
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Since "Virius" is not a word. I lay claim to it, and will come up with a meaning at a later date.
Originally by: CCP Wrangler
Second, a gentile is a non jewish person
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Sheriff Jones
Amarr
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Posted - 2007.09.26 12:20:00 -
[34]
Originally by: An Anarchyyt
Since "Virius" is not a word. I lay claim to it, and will come up with a meaning at a later date.
Which we will later steal from you, change the meaning, shoot you, shoot your dog, burn down the doghouse, shoot the lumberjack who provided the wood for the doghouse and his milkman...and the milkmans dog just to be sure.
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Lady Trade
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Posted - 2007.09.26 12:20:00 -
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Well I use "boni" quite often but that may just be because in german the plural of "der Bonus" is "die Bonis" and since "bonuses" sounds pretty crappy i usually say "bonis".
TBH i don't really care if it's correct or not... and if you don't like it then feel free to learn german and speak that to me.  |
An Anarchyyt
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.09.26 12:22:00 -
[36]
Originally by: Sheriff Jones
Originally by: An Anarchyyt
Since "Virius" is not a word. I lay claim to it, and will come up with a meaning at a later date.
Which we will later steal from you, change the meaning, shoot you, shoot your dog, burn down the doghouse, shoot the lumberjack who provided the wood for the doghouse and his milkman...and the milkmans dog just to be sure.
I better protect my dog then...and build his dog house out of concrete.
Originally by: CCP Wrangler
Second, a gentile is a non jewish person
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Sheriff Jones
Amarr
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Posted - 2007.09.26 12:24:00 -
[37]
Originally by: Lady Trade
... and if you don't like it then feel free to learn german and speak that to me.
Ist Ihre tochter achtzehn, bitte? 
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Posted - 2007.09.26 12:44:00 -
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Originally by: Mardonius
Originally by: Kolatha
Originally by: Antiquus Altercor
Virii is correct and is used frequently, usually by acedemics or other nerdy types.
Virii is never used by academics, at least not ones who want to keep their jobs.
"Virii" has its origins primarily in the uneducated masses of the internet who mistakenly believe that because virus ends with "us" its plural must end with an i. The double i (virii, bonii) most likely comes from people seeing that the plural of radius is radii.
Bonus is a case similar to virus in that its latin origin is a form that does not have a plural. For the most part our use of the word bonus is similar to the use in latin origins, where bonus typically means good (latin use of bonus).
In cases where the word needs to be pluralised in English, cases where we use the word to mean something in addition, (eg: "They recieved their pay bonuses in small increments")we are using the word bonus in a different manner to the latin roots of the word and thus should follow the English form of pluralising, primarily because there is no latin plural form of the word bonus, by adding "es" to the end of the word.
Thread won. This post is completely correct.
Actually thread lost in regards to the word bonus.
It is bonuses, but bonus was a latin adjective. It happened to have masculine subjective plural form of boni. But it's still bonuses ;)
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Posted - 2007.09.26 12:46:00 -
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Originally by: Antiquus Altercor
The plural of radius is radii. The plural of fungus is fungi.
Virii is correct and is used frequently, usually by acedemics or other nerdy types.
Bonii is a stretch.
Plural of virus in Latin
The word virus has no classically attested plural form in Latin. In antiquity the word had not yet acquired its current meaning. It denoted something like toxicity; venom; a poisonous, deleterious, or unpleasant agent or principle; or poison in the abstract or general sense[2]. Since virus in antiquity denoted something noncountable, it was a mass noun. Mass nouns, such as air, valor, and helpfulness in English, pluralize only under special circumstances, hence the nonexistence of plural form
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Sartaron
Amarr
Quantar Swords
SynchronizerZ
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Posted - 2007.09.26 13:22:00 -
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Originally by: Lady Trade
Well I use "boni" quite often but that may just be because in german the plural of "der Bonus" is "die Bonis" and since "bonuses" sounds pretty crappy i usually say "bonis".
TBH i don't really care if it's correct or not... and if you don't like it then feel free to learn german and speak that to me.
"Bonis" is definetly wrong. Its neither an offical form nor spoken language in germany.
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Faye Valerii
Caldari
Eve Defence Force
Praesidium Libertatis
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Posted - 2007.09.26 13:49:00 -
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It's just to show you uncultured anglo-saxons that knowledge of Latin is alive and well in the civilized world ; )
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Cori4n
Caldari
Bright New Dawn
Free Trade Coalition
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Posted - 2007.09.26 13:58:00 -
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boni = good men (plural of bonus)
bonae = good women (plural of bona)
bona = good things (plural of bonum)
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Tommy TenKreds
Animal Mercantile Executive
Animal.
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Posted - 2007.09.26 14:00:00 -
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Personally, I don't give two fuchii.
That's the plural of fuschia IIRC.
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Xaen
Caldari
Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2007.09.26 14:00:00 -
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What's lame is the Missile Guilde uses "boni". The correct form is "bonuses". "Boni" isn't even mentioned.
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Ari Direll
Minmatar
Niflhel
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Posted - 2007.09.26 14:07:00 -
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Edited by: Ari Direll on 26/09/2007 14:10:23
dear god, you all have way too much time on your hands... *laughs*
is there nothing to pew pew so you have to complain about others english?
in german "boni" is very common, mind you in the german language. it may look and feel pretty dumb in english where the form "bonuses" is more common. so either agree to disagree or meet in irc/ingame/whatever and discuss your language there. :)
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Mungad
Caldari
Infinity Enterprises
Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
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Posted - 2007.09.26 14:11:00 -
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Whew, I was worried that Boni was plural for Bono. Man I can only hear so much about Africa.
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Pilk
Axiom Empire
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Posted - 2007.09.26 15:22:00 -
[47]
Originally by: Dahak2150
So what does one say when multiple Dominix BSs show up?
Dominixes? Dominii? Dominixii? Uhoh?
Dominyxen.
Originally by: Kagura Nikon
Since back in roman age when someoen stil spoke latin humanity did not know viruses (or neither type :P ) why in hell would be a Latin plurarl for virus?
In antiquity [Virus] had not yet acquired its current meaning. It denoted something like toxicity; venom; a poisonous, deleterious, or unpleasant agent or principle; or poison in the abstract or general sense [ref]. So it had a meaning in antiquity, just one that does not lend itself to being pluralized.
Originally by: Flesh Eater
Sorry people, though many of you may THINK that "virii" and "bonii" sound cool - neither are actually words in English.
I've noticed people posting"bonii" for a while and grimaced each time I have seen it, and today, the official news item when I logged in used the "word" "virii" - for $15 a month I expect better.
I (whenever I remember, anyway) latin-pluralize the following words, which may or may not be correct:
fora
gymnasia
stadia
alumna/alumnus/alumni (depending on gender and quantity)
Incursii
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Aliastra
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Posted - 2007.09.26 15:23:00 -
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In the English language, the standard plural of virus is viruses. This is the most frequently occurring form of the plural, and refers to both a biological virus and a computer virus.
The less frequent variations viri and virii are virtually unknown in edited prose, and no major dictionary recognizes them as alternative forms. Their occurrence can be variously attributed to hypercorrection formed by analogy to Latin plurals such as alumni or false analogy to Latin plurals such as radii; idiosyncratic use as jargon among a group, such as computer hackers; and deliberate word play, such as on BBSs (see, e.g.: leet).
To complicate matters further, viri is already used in Latin as the plural of vir, meaning "man" (thus making viri mean "men").
http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Plural_of_virus
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Lazuran
Gallente
Time And ISK Sink Corporation
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Posted - 2007.09.26 15:29:00 -
[49]
Originally by: Antiquus Altercor
The plural of radius is radii. The plural of fungus is fungi.
Virii is correct and is used frequently, usually by acedemics or other nerdy types.
Bonii is a stretch.
You sir, are a moron. It's hilarious though how many people will firmly insist on "virii" being the correct form, simply because they have seen many other morons firmly insisting on it on the Internets. ;-)
isn't it funny how some people advocate both GTC<=>ISK trades and EVE being superior due to its cruelty and costly losses, when they use the former to circumvent the latter?
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Kimiko Kurosawa
The Krugerrand Groupies
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Posted - 2007.09.26 15:38:00 -
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So er... Whats the singular of Wii?
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JeanPaul Sartre
26th of July Movement
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Posted - 2007.09.26 15:40:00 -
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I'm glad someone brought this up actually. While not wishing to look like a pedantic, grammar freak, "Bonii" is a a howler.
Everyone knows Bonii is the plural for Boner.
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Wanoah
Minmatar
NeuroGEN
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Posted - 2007.09.26 15:55:00 -
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The word 'bonus' in Latin isn't a noun, it's an adjective that means good. It has various endings according to gender and declension because Latin adjectives have to agree with whatever noun they are describing.
The word 'bonus' in English, borrowed from Latin, is a noun. The plural of bonus is bonuses. Any of the possible Latin endings other than 'us' do not apply, because it is a different word, a different type of word, and it has a completely different meaning to its Latin origins in any case.
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Shiodome
Caldari
Black-Label
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Posted - 2007.09.26 16:05:00 -
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Hi, i'm currently studying towards a PhD in Linguistics, and would like to present the academic communities viewpoint:
"If people understand what's being said, who gives a ****?"
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Roz Akanit
Akanit Supplies
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Posted - 2007.09.26 16:06:00 -
[54]
Originally by: Dahak2150
So what does one say when multiple Dominix BSs show up?
Dominixes? Dominii? Dominixii? Uhoh?
"Multiple Dominix BS's have shown up"
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Fanjita
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Posted - 2007.09.26 16:32:00 -
[55]
Originally by: Marcus Starr
Edited by: Marcus Starr on 26/09/2007 10:16:11
Bona is the correct plural form of bonus (edit: in Latin).
Where are all the 'i've got a bona' jokes
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Kaathar Rielspar
Minmatar
Universal Exports
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Posted - 2007.09.26 16:52:00 -
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cant believe nobody has posted this yet so for your enjoyment:
I'm selling a MOA with a complete set of fraction turrents
(i'm not really )
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Posted - 2007.09.26 16:55:00 -
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Originally by: Wanoah
The word 'bonus' in Latin isn't a noun, it's an adjective that means good. It has various endings according to gender and declension because Latin adjectives have to agree with whatever noun they are describing.
The word 'bonus' in English, borrowed from Latin, is a noun. The plural of bonus is bonuses. Any of the possible Latin endings other than 'us' do not apply, because it is a different word, a different type of word, and it has a completely different meaning to its Latin origins in any case.
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Virida
Mindstar Technology
United Confederation of Corporations
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Posted - 2007.09.26 16:58:00 -
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Originally by: An Anarchyyt
Since "Virius" is not a word. I lay claim to it, and will come up with a meaning at a later date.
And i lay claim to virida 
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Black Bellamy
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Posted - 2007.09.26 17:08:00 -
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My only beef is when some dumb motherfu cker insists on saying "shamen" instead of "shamans".
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Kazuo Ishiguro
House of Marbles
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Posted - 2007.09.26 17:16:00 -
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Originally by: Wanoah
The word 'bonus' in Latin isn't a noun, it's an adjective that means good. It has various endings according to gender and declension because Latin adjectives have to agree with whatever noun they are describing.
The word 'bonus' in English, borrowed from Latin, is a noun. The plural of bonus is bonuses. Any of the possible Latin endings other than 'us' do not apply, because it is a different word, a different type of word, and it has a completely different meaning to its Latin origins in any case.
The University of Notre Dame has a thorough entry. The latin equivalent of the anglicisation appears to be bonum. Thank you for pointing this out.
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