Aucbarpa.824
net.misc
utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:arnold
Thu Feb 11 12:14:18 1982
Re: Plural for Unix (npois.293 followup)
	ix is pluralized as ixes or ices, e.g., aviatrixes/aviatrices
	or matrices.

Or, for example, "six" becomes "sices".
		Ken

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