Spelling of Viruses/Virus'

[Albertan mom]

My sons hockey team is called the Computalog Viruses.

We are getting team hoodies, with the team name on them

Should it be spelt

-Computalog Viruses
-Computatog Virus'

The coaches are debating!!

Thanks!!

 

[CheshireVal]

If you want to pluralize a word that ends with 's,' generally you add 'es' to the end.

The apostrophe should really only be used to for a possessive.

Therefore, viruses is correct.

 

[stinkerbelle]

If you want to pluralize a word that ends with 's,' generally you add 'es' to the end.

The apostrophe should really only be used to for a possessive.

Therefore, viruses is correct.

ditto

 

[Laurajean1014]

If you want to pluralize a word that ends with 's,' generally you add 'es' to the end.

The apostrophe should really only be used to for a possessive.

Therefore, viruses is correct.

agree!

 

[Albertan mom]

Thank you!! That is what I thought!

eta:

So if your child is named Lucas, it would be like that is Lucas' toy train? And there are lots of Lucases in the school? Correct?

 

[laurajetter]

Thank you!! That is what I thought!

eta:

So if your child is named Lucas, it would be like that is Lucas' toy train? And there are lots of Lucases in the school? Correct?

That is correct

 

[Albertan mom]

OK, thanks

I knew I could find answers here!

 

[cardaway]

Need a mascot?

Sirus the Virus

 

[phillybeth]

From Wikipedia

In the English language, the standard plural of virus is viruses. This is the most frequently occurring form of the plural, both when referring to a biological virus and when referring to 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 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")[1].

 

[Albertan mom]

Need a mascot?

Sirus the Virus

Sure, he can come hang out and scare the other 7 year olds!!

 

[Albertan mom]

From Wikipedia

In the English language, the standard plural of virus is viruses. This is the most frequently occurring form of the plural, both when referring to a biological virus and when referring to 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 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")[1].

Thanks for the info.

So viruses come from the word men....hmmmmmm..........