Should we say Mice or Mouses?

Question

For example, if it happened that some computer component for some reason was called a trouser, and a person ordering one over the phone asked for a pair of trousers, it would seem grammatically incorrect. Or if some peripheral was called a Bird, to order say 25 of them, could one refer to them as a flock of Birds?

Answer 1

I would use mouses.

Answer 2

If the device was called a "trouser", then when you wanted to order one over the phone, you would tell the salesperson you wanted "a trouser". Simple. If another device was called a bird and you wanted 25 of them, you would tell the salesperson you wanted "25 birds". Simple. If you had two computers, each of which needed a new mouse, you would tell the salesperson you needed "2 mice". Simple. Why is it that everybody and their grandfather is perpetually wanting to so completely dumb-down the entire english language that there is only one rule for the entire language and there are never any exceptions of any kind whatsoever? I seriously doubt that english is the only language with exceptions to its grammar/spelling rules. Yet, curiously enough, nobody every carps about french or german or spanish or.....any other language you can name. What have you all got against the english language? If you can't or don't want to handle exceptions, why not create your own language with whatever rules you care to use, make them absolutely inviolate and there you'll have your perfect language. But please PLEASE!!! leave my english language alone!!!

Answer 3

The computer world world probably instead say Mooses, lol. Just wanted to relax a bit.

Answer 4

Meeces - coz I hate 'em to pieces

Answer 5

Meese.

Answer 6

for your question.. it's mice, not mouses.
try checking your dictionary for more details.

Answer 7

mice i think mouses doesn't really make sense!

Answer 8

Mouses too....
BTW i don understand ur detail....

Answer 9

mice(plural) mouse(singular)

Answer 10

Or miceses.