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Dalek Dave wrote: You are ill so do not have to do all the prep, but will be sufficiently recovered in 4 days time to enable you to enjoy the prezzies. slightly convinced... I don't do preps at all, prezzies are off the table, but I'm looking forward to
still the sniffles are annoying...
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Get off the site: we don't want viruses here!
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Shouldn't that be "virii"
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Sorry, but it's option two from your sig!
True, the word "virus" comes directly from Latin (for "slime" or "poison"), but not all Latin words ending in -us have -i as their plural. Besides, "viri" is the Latin word for "men" (plural of "vir", "man", the root of English "virile"). The convention for forming the plural of Latin words in English is to use the Latin plural form, or (if Latin does not actually have a plural form) to form the plural in the normal manner used for other English words. "Virus" is a second declension noun ending in -us, so it gets -es appended.
Such a simple language!
(My Latin master would have had a fit to see that: he despaired of getting me to cope with "amo, amas, amat" never mind using "second declension noun" in normal conversation))
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At least I'm ending the day a little bit smarter than it began... thanks to you
"romanes eunt domus"
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"People called Romanes they go the house?"
And if it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off.
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Stop cheering me up
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OriginalGriff wrote: using "second declension noun" in normal conversation
normal?
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
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(That's an 'M')
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Perfectly normal for this place - I'm just surprised DD didn't jump on this one!
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Interesting fact:
The Geordie phrase "whey-aye", pronounced more like "Why eye" has a latin derivation, and should probably be spelled Wii - but Nintendo trademarked the name. It was originally the plural of Wus as in Wimp.
So Newcastle Brown drinkers, seeing la-de-da southerners drinking their lager shandies, would shout out "whey-aye man!" meaning 'there are some wimps, old chap"
This is the accusative plural, of course.
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
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Been years since I last had a Newky Broon - I stopped drinking it when it came out in cans...
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I stopped drinking it when I tasted it
(not quite true - it's not so bad. And I'll drink pretty much anything).
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
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newky broon? you a southerner? it was always bruun or dog when I wa a yoof
You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
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So that's what they meant when they told me they were sucking on a dog?
If only I'd known we could have avoided the rift in our family!
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
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Well, I'm not a Northerner (though my mother was born in Sunderland)
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Mhm... I think I'll have a hot toddy later... at least it might cheer me up.
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Well yes! At least you don't feel sick when you are drunk
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I feed your paid
MVVM # - I did it My Way
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Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011
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dank you... bats bery kind.
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Christmas Bonus
This is the last of the CCC's until the 2nd of January so I have given a few to get on with.
The First is today's proper one, the rest are just extras...
"Cattle at home before midnight force evil Queen to bend her legs?"(8,7)
And for further delight...
"Given a large drink and a spliff the journalist can twist arms."(6,7)
"Good composer put orchestra here at rock venue."(6,3)
"Goldfish in silent tomb"(9)
"www.bowler.con"(3,5) <- My Favourite Clue of the Day!!!
Best of luck all you cruciverbalists.
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Sepulchre? No idea how it fits though....
I love go-o-o-o-ld!
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Right up the j...
... oh, you meant the clue. My bad.
speramus in juniperus
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"Given a large drink and a spliff the journalist can twist arms."(6,7)
Double jointed
"Goldfish in silent tomb"(9)
mausoleum
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
modified 20-Dec-13 4:41am.
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Initially started the other CCCs. Knew I'd not get first. I'll let latecomers eventually resolve solution.
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