Renthead Mommy Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 When you are talking about more than one computer mouse, does it become computer mice or computer mouses? Because I keep seeing computer people saying mouses. Which feels so wrong, but at the same time computer mice feels wrong too. So what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Brooks Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Mice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Since the word was borrowed from the animal and its plural is mice, I'd go with mice. It sounded funny back in the day, now we are just used to calling it a mouse. Mouses...um...no. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrittanyM Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Mice Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Google tells me that both terms are widespread and acceptable. You should go with whichever one you prefer. However, if you want to go with the majority, the ngram viewer tells me it is definitely "mouse devices", with "mice" the clear and obvious second. (Mouse devices" is plainly the term used by people who are unsure themselves what the plural is and want to avoid getting pushback from grammar nazis. Really, sounds like the sort of thing you'll find in a computer manual rather than in normal speech.) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Not computer meese?????? ðŸðŸðŸ Anne 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 What if one is attached and the other wireless? That makes them different, like monies. We should figure this out, because ya know there's never only one mouse. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 What if one is attached and the other wireless? That makes them different, like monies. We should figure this out, because ya know there's never only one mouse. I can honestly say I have never used the term monies whether the money in question was the same or different. It has always been money. My husband works in IT. He's never heard anyone say mouses seriously. It is always mice no matter if they are different or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Mouses isn't a word! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Mice. I got 2ds a tshirt that has a mouse laughing hysterically at a computer mouse caught in a mouse trap. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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