[pmmail-list] Pendatic but Wrong!

[Frank Winkler @home]

On Tue, 06 May 2003 21:45:37 +0200, panamerica334@uni.de wrote:

 >yeah, nitpicking :P

Great!

 >>in german it is
 >>
 >>virus (neutral, singular)
 >
 >neutral is correct, it's "das Virus", but some people nevertheless say "der 
 >Virus" (male) which is wrong but common

Also wrong IMO. Both words exist, whereby the male "virus" is what we're 
talking about here and the neutral "virus" is the alien thing that causes 
serious diseases :( ...

 >>viren (female, plural)
 >
 >it's not female, it's only plural ;) "die Viren"
 >
 >so a neutral "das Auto" will become plural "die Autos", but it's not female
 >and a female "die Nase" will become a plural "die Nasen", but it's not 
 >female and a male "der Baum" will become a plural "die Bäume", but it's not 
 >female

Absolutely correct!

Regards

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