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Computer mouses or computer mice?

Posted by ilovebettylafea • 7/09/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: computer mouse, english, manually-operated user-select-equipment, mice, mouse, mouse device, mouses, plural form

Normally, the plural of mouse is mice when you are referring to those real rodents. However, in the case of a "mouse" used for the computer, can you still use the plural form "mice", "computer mice" if you are referring to lots of computer mouse? "Computer mouses" i guess is not proper. What do you think?

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7/09/08

ThriftShopRomantic

You had me wondering, too-- check out Merriam Webster definition 4--- www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mouse

Computer mouses... Crazy!

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7/09/08

aningeniousname

I would go with mice just because that is the proper plural, but it does sound very strange.

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1. 7/09/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  How about meeces?
2. 7/09/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  I think meeces might be trademarked.
3. 7/15/08
  
  ilovebettylafea
  
  haha...how about mooses...much cuter eh?
7/09/08

GFG

computer rodents

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7/09/08

exinco

how about computer rats.
my 2 cents.

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7/09/08

gentledove

And what about mouse abuse, mine sure comes in for some rough treatment when my computer plays up

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7/09/08

DVS

Peripheral devices.

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7/15/08

XIII

Mice.
Viruses or virii?

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