Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 20:59:42 -0700

From: Dan Alford dalford[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]S1.CSUHAYWARD.EDU

Subject: Re: ?Mice/Mouses (fwd)



I was doing software tech support in the early '80s when the first Mac

came out and popularized the electronic rodents, and although there was

initial flux ('mice' because it's regular, 'mouses' because 'mice' is

taken for living rodents already), but I'm pretty sure when the dust

settled, 'mice' won.



On Thu, 14 Sep 1995, Daniel S Goodman wrote:



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Date: Wed, 13 Sep 1995 12:05:39 -0400 (EDT)

From: David Stanley dstanley[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]stewart.waynesburg.edu

To: stumpers-list[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CRF.CUIS.EDU

Subject: ?Mice/Mouses



I've had two patrons stump me recently with this question: What is the

correct plural term for the mouse that is used with a computer? The

people I've polled seem to be equally divided between mice and mouses.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.



Thanks,

David Stanley



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