What Is The Plural Of Mouse?

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  1. Jimbee68

    Jimbee68 Member

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    What is the plural of the word mouse? Mice is obviously for the animal. But if your talking about computers, I'd say mouses.

    But I brought that up on a message board some time back and they said I was wrong.
     
    Jimbee68, Oct 18, 2025
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  3. wooleeheron

    wooleeheron Brain Damaged Lifetime Supporter

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    Mice have individual names, but their voices are ultrasonic, and their names are unpronounceable, so we just call them mice.
     
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  5. Native Vee

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    I would still think MICE is good.....
     
    Native Vee, Oct 18, 2025
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  7. wooleeheron

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    Soon, we will be able to ask the mice what they think.
     
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  9. goatrope

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    I say you are correct: PC mouses don't breed, usually don't hang out together, never eat upholstery in your furniture, and don't spread fleas that could give you the plague or some other horrible disease.
     
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  11. wooleeheron

    wooleeheron Brain Damaged Lifetime Supporter

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    The ancient Romans kept them in a cage and fed them scraps, and they were considered a delicacy. How Can You Eat Your Pudding If You Don't Eat Your Mice!
     
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  13. Native Vee

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    Yes its scary isnt it?
     
    Native Vee, Oct 19, 2025
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  15. wooleeheron

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    They're already making demands, along with other animals. Bears have been trying to demand the right to eat breakfast in the kitchen.
     
    wooleeheron, Oct 19, 2025
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    The Origin Story of the Computer Mouse

    The computer mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart in the early 1960s while working at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI). While the exact origin of the name “mouse” isn’t entirely certain, some theories suggest it relates to the device’s resemblance to a rodent with a cord resembling a tail. Engelbart himself never commented publicly on the reasoning behind the name, but his focus likely remained on the functionality of the invention rather than the coining of a catchy term.

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    Computer Device: For the helpful tool that controls your cursor, mice is the preferred plural form. This aligns with the animal plural and is becoming increasingly common. “Mouses” is not necessarily wrong, but it’s less common.
     
    MeAgain, Oct 20, 2025
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  19. relaxxx

    relaxxx Senior Member

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    'A plague of mice' I believe is the proper term.

    Like a 'murder of crows'. Or like a dirtball planet infected with life is a 'disease of beings'...
     
    relaxxx, Oct 20, 2025
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