2006-10-03 06:36:25 · 7 answers · asked by Spaghetti MY 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
woulshou's thought that it hasn't been properly defined yet is excactly what i was thinking.
I've never in my life heard anyone refer to them as "mice" and I think the reason is that they don't get acknowleged in groups because people usually only have one and are a single accompniment to a computer.
--I've come to accumulate 3 mice in recent times and if i start to reffer to them as a group I stop in my tracks not knowing a term for them as a plural.
--If I say mouses, then it sound silly and incorrect and if i say mice, it sounds like i've got 3 pet mice.
2006-10-03 08:32:06 · update #1
i really think that has never been determined yet.
but since the computer device's name has its origin in its similarity to the wellknown rodent, i think it should also inherit it's grammatical properties...
so: one computer mouse, two computer mice.
anyone who is of different opinion will have to give a better reason
2006-10-03 06:47:31 · answer #1 · answered by wolschou 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mice
2006-10-03 13:44:36 · answer #2 · answered by tiff 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mice
2006-10-03 13:39:52 · answer #3 · answered by b4contact 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
since it's considred a "mouse" it should be refered to the same as a real mouse. if you're talking about more than one mouse, the hand device, it should be refered to as rodent.
2006-10-03 17:43:19 · answer #4 · answered by leavemethefreakalone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i say its mouses
some say mice
2006-10-03 13:40:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mice... deffo, lol - mouses? - what a weirdo!
2006-10-03 13:44:59 · answer #6 · answered by Bella Donna 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mice is nice.
2006-10-03 13:49:02 · answer #7 · answered by wayne_larter 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋