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Originally Posted by KRosh
Damn - 
You mean Aides?
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Aids - plural of aid.
Aides - plural of aide.
Aid - a person or thing that aids or furnishes assistance; helper; auxiliary.
Aide - an assistant or helper, esp. a confidential one.
They are synonyms, and "aids" is a perfectly valid word to refer to the same thing. Unfortunately, the acronym AIDS kinda screwed with the plural of "aid" in terms of everyday language.