What's the plural of computer mouse?

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26 Feb 2016, 5:02 am

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26 Feb 2016, 5:15 am

There is no plural, because why would you ever need more than one?

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26 Feb 2016, 5:16 am

In Mandarin there's no plural.

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26 Feb 2016, 5:19 am

Interesting question.

If I were in a computer store, and were pointing to something on a shelf that happened to be next to a tall stack of the things on display I would probably say "right next to those computer mouses". I doubt it would occur to me to call them "computer mice" even though "mice" would be at least as logical, if not more so.

And if you did call them "mice" in that instance the store associate you were addressing would probably freak and say "MICE!?, our store doesnt have vermin! Where do you see mice?".

So in theory "mice". But in the actual real world I would probably say "mouses".

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26 Feb 2016, 5:20 am

naturalplastic wrote:

And if you did call them "mice" in that instance the store associate you were addressing would probably freak and say "MICE!?, our store doesnt have vermin! Where do you see mice?".

In that case you respond with "no, sorry. I meant rats".

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26 Feb 2016, 5:22 am

Mice and rats are cute

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26 Feb 2016, 5:35 am

Sabreclaw wrote:

naturalplastic wrote:

And if you did call them "mice" in that instance the store associate you were addressing would probably freak and say "MICE!?, our store doesnt have vermin! Where do you see mice?".

In that case you respond with "no, sorry. I meant rats".

????

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26 Feb 2016, 5:40 am

If youse are bogans: Mousesses

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26 Feb 2016, 6:11 am

mouseseses

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26 Feb 2016, 7:00 am

Squeakers.

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26 Feb 2016, 7:22 am

naturalplastic wrote:

Sabreclaw wrote:

naturalplastic wrote:

And if you did call them "mice" in that instance the store associate you were addressing would probably freak and say "MICE!?, our store doesnt have vermin! Where do you see mice?".

In that case you respond with "no, sorry. I meant rats".

????

Don't "????" me, mate. I said what I meant and I meant what I said.

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26 Feb 2016, 9:10 am

Either one is considered correct.

Though I prefer to use "mouses."

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26 Feb 2016, 9:18 am

One can avoid the issue by referring to them as "mouse devices".

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26 Feb 2016, 1:29 pm

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les squeaky

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