Do you (you specifically, not you generically) say "mice" or "mouses" for the plural of a computer mouse?
Plural of computer mouse.
I have never used computer mouse in plural but as the plural of mouse is mice, so I would say computer mice. Sounds strange, though.
I have never used computer mouse in plural but as the plural of mouse is mice, so I would say computer mice. Sounds strange, though.
<<I have never used computer mouse in plural but as the plural of mouse is mice, so I would say computer mice. Sounds strange, though.>>
I'd generally say "computer mouses" using "mice" only for the rodent.
I'd generally say "computer mouses" using "mice" only for the rodent.
It's not often that one discusses multiple computer mice/mouses, but I think I prefer to say "mice"
One of the techies at work always says "mouses".
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<<Is mouses pronounced /maUsIz/, or /maUzIz/ like houses?>>
It's pronounced /maUsIz/.
It's pronounced /maUsIz/.
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Since the correct dictionary definition would state that the plural of mouse is mice (and because I'm a computer geek too), I ALWAYS say "computer mice" to refer to more than one. It sounded a bit strange at first, but now it sounds fine. However, some people tell me it sounds a bit odd.
Just following the rules of English...
Since the correct dictionary definition would state that the plural of mouse is mice (and because I'm a computer geek too), I ALWAYS say "computer mice" to refer to more than one. It sounded a bit strange at first, but now it sounds fine. However, some people tell me it sounds a bit odd.
Just following the rules of English...
The computer mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart of Stanford Research Institute in 1963. The very first ones were called "computer bugs" but because of their resemblance to those little furry creatures with long tails they later became known as "computer mice."
The very first computer mouse in 1963 - so primitive to our eyes that it defies belief - was little more than a brown, wooden block on top of two metal gear wheels perpendicular to one another. It was also quite large and bulky. But because it was on wheels the rotation of each wheel translated into motion along one axis.
The "ball mouse" - the type that most people used - was invented by a guy called Bill English in the early 1970s. This is a much better device because it means that the mouse can move in any direction due to the rotation of the ball underneath.
The very first computer mouse in 1963 - so primitive to our eyes that it defies belief - was little more than a brown, wooden block on top of two metal gear wheels perpendicular to one another. It was also quite large and bulky. But because it was on wheels the rotation of each wheel translated into motion along one axis.
The "ball mouse" - the type that most people used - was invented by a guy called Bill English in the early 1970s. This is a much better device because it means that the mouse can move in any direction due to the rotation of the ball underneath.