Another search

Posted by R. Berg on March 25, 2004

In Reply to: Sorry...wrong fight! posted by Brian from Shawnee 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.

: : Wrong fight.It is still mice at 76,900 vs 8,180

: I suppose a third possibility could simply be "mouse" as the plural. Of course it would be impossible to do an effective Google search for that form.

Why didn't they just call it a computer rat and make things easy?

A Google search using "computer mouse plural" yields many discussions, including this one: www.yourdictionary.com/ library/oxen.html (link below).

• Meeces Lotg 25/March/04
  • Meeces MichaelFR 25/March/04
    • Meeces Brian from Shawnee 25/March/04
      • Very important correction indeed Lotg 25/March/04