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Mice vs mouses

Posted by Bruce Kahl on March 24, 2004

In Reply to: Mice vs mouses posted by ESC on March 24, 2004

: : : During lunch today, one of our computer techs used the word "mouses" as the plural form of a computer "mouse." A little while later, a different tech used the word "mice." Which is preferred or more correct?

: My AP Stylebook doesn't have "mouse" in its Internet section. Merriam-Webster online has computer "mouse" along with the animal "mouse" and the plural is "mice." But that doesn't sound right to me.

Googlefight has the winner as mice at 76,900 vs 15.

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