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09-Mar-2004, 21:57
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I understand that the plural for mouse is mice; however, when use in the following sentence is this plural correct.
All of the computer mice are working.
Are we using the noun plural for mouse correctly? |
09-Mar-2004, 22:02
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Originally Posted by fleming I understand that the plural for mouse is mice; however, when use in the following sentence is this plural correct.
All of the computer mice are working.
Are we using the noun plural for mouse correctly? | Yes, we are stuck with that at the moment. The poor mouse was named before the compuiter was invented.  |
09-Mar-2004, 22:24
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Originally Posted by fleming I understand that the plural for mouse is mice; however, when use in the following sentence is this plural correct.
All of the computer mice are working.
Are we using the noun plural for mouse correctly? | Hi :) fleming
Don't get confused!
The mouse we use for computer has no plural, only the living mouse has plural.
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09-Mar-2004, 22:44
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Originally Posted by henry Quote: |
Originally Posted by fleming I understand that the plural for mouse is mice; however, when use in the following sentence is this plural correct.
All of the computer mice are working.
Are we using the noun plural for mouse correctly? | Hi :) fleming
Don't get confused!
The mouse we use for computer has no plural, only the living mouse has plural.
Henry | Hi, Henry,
What would you suggest we call two of them?  |
09-Mar-2004, 23:13
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I've heard 'mouses' used for the computer thing.  |
09-Mar-2004, 23:39
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Originally Posted by tdol I've heard 'mouses' used for the computer thing. | I have also, but, happily, not often. 8) |
10-Mar-2004, 01:45
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I think mouses is perfectly okay for the computer thingie, but I suppose some people say mice.
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10-Mar-2004, 08:53
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It's a tricky one because we rarely use the plural,so nothing's really been established. |
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Originally Posted by henry Quote: |
Originally Posted by fleming I understand that the plural for mouse is mice; however, when use in the following sentence is this plural correct.
All of the computer mice are working.
Are we using the noun plural for mouse correctly? | Hi :) fleming
Don't get confused!
The mouse we use for computer has no plural, only the living mouse has plural.
Henry | Hi, Henry,
What would you suggest we call two of them? | Hi Mike NY,
As far as i can recall,I have neither heard nor seen that the mouse used for computer is a living thing like the mouse which runs around on your ceiling.
So: All of the computer mouse are working perfectly. |
10-Mar-2004, 16:30
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Originally Posted by henry Quote: |
Originally Posted by fleming I understand that the plural for mouse is mice; however, when use in the following sentence is this plural correct.
All of the computer mice are working.
Are we using the noun plural for mouse correctly? | Hi :) fleming
Don't get confused!
The mouse we use for computer has no plural, only the living mouse has plural.
Henry | Hi, Henry,
What would you suggest we call two of them? | Hi Mike NY,
As far as i can recall,I have neither heard nor seen that the mouse used for computer is a living thing like the mouse which runs around on your ceiling.
So: All of the computer mouse are working perfectly. | I don't think anyone suggested that a computer mouse was an actual rodent. That, however, doesn't resolve the issue. Using "mouse" as both the singular and plural is an option, but it is my least favorite one. :wink: | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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