what is the plural of Mouse (Computer kind)??

Question

Does anyone know what is the plural of mouse? The computer type. I say it is Mouse but the guys at work say mice.
How's correct?

Answer 1

The plural of mouse, the rodent, is mice. The plural of mouse, the computer hardware device, is mouses.

Answer 2

There doesn't seem to be a "correct" plural. I checked a number of sources, and U.K. English seems to ignore the plural form mouses. Where they weigh in on the plural it's mice. U.S. English usually accepts both. If someone stepped up and claimed one or the other was correct, Americans would probably rebel anyway. "Says who?!" That's just the way we are, and you know it.

Answer 3

The plural is mouses. See link below:

Answer 4

Mouses?

Answer 5

Robert and others above are correct about the plural being "mouses". In my household, we refer to multiple computer mouses as "rodentia".

Answer 6

Interesting question.

The rodent plural form is certainly mice.

For the computer, mouses or mice are both accepted terms, but over here (UK) we expect to it to be mice, or as Microsoft would have us believe 'human interface devices'

Answer 7

I think that you should say computer mice or maybe even PC mice rather than only mice. It works all right for the singular on its own but not so well for the plural.

Answer 8

Alot of computer mouse producers say it can be both mouses or mice

Answer 9

the plural of mouse (computer kind) is mice

Answer 10

Mice. Mouses? Who's how?