Is the plural of computer mouse "Mice"

[CptColumbo]

I've been wondering this for a couple of days now. I don't think I've ever heard anyone use the word mice in reference to a plural of computer mouse.

 

[danielk]

It's definitely in use. On modern Linux systems, the combined mouse device node for all pointer input devices is even called "/dev/input/mice".

 

[CFLarsen]

"Ernie".

 

[El Greco]

I like "mouses" because it is specific to computing.

 

[danielk]

Hard to argue about taste, but if the captions in the Wikipedia article are any indication "mice" is the canonical form. "Mouses" sounds weird to me, but then again I'm not a native speaker of English.

 

[El Greco]

The etymology of "mouses" is explained in the "headless nouns" article.

 

[Zep]

Moose.

 

[MG1962]

My mother got bitten by a moose once

 

[Zep]

My mother got bitten by a moose once

Only once? Did they click?

 

[MG1962]

Only once? Did they click?

LOL - I was going in another direction, but thats okay - Though it might explain a lot of my genetic faults

 

[CFLarsen]

Hard to argue about taste, but if the captions in the Wikipedia article are any indication "mice" is the canonical form. "Mouses" sounds weird to me, but then again I'm not a native speaker of English.

One mouse. Two mice.

One spouse. Two....?

Inglish iz veird.

 

[Zep]

Meeces?

 

[El Greco]

One spouse. Two....?

If it were legal to have two spouses then we'd have some spice in our lives.

 

[Matthew Best]

I love you meeces to pieces.

 

[Reality Believer]

And if you use a mouse too much, do you get mousitosis?

 

[Piscivore]

So if you want just one cube of frozen water in your beverage you should ask for an "ouce"?

 

[El Greco]

So if you want just one cube of frozen water in your beverage you should ask for an "ouce"?

"Ouse"

 

[tkingdoll]

I use mouses just because it's then clear that I mean the electronic thing and not the rodent.

But I know plenty of folk who use mice.

 

[Darat]

It's mices.

 

[tkingdoll]

It's mices.

Get back to your killing bucket.