OK! Is it mouses or mice......?

[Fofo]

What is the plural word for a computer mouse? The mystery must be solved once and for all!

[LeftCoast]

mouse ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mous)
n. pl. mice (ms)

Any of numerous small rodents of the families Muridae and Cricetidae, such as the common house mouse (Mus musculus), characteristically having a pointed snout, small rounded ears, and a long naked or almost hairless tail.
Any of various similar or related animals, such as the jumping mouse, the vole, or the jerboa.
A cowardly or timid person.
Informal. A discolored swelling under the eye caused by a blow; a black eye.
pl. mice or mous·es (mousz) Computer Science. A hand-held, button-activated input device that when rolled along a flat surface directs an indicator to move correspondingly about a computer screen, allowing the operator to move the indicator freely, as to select operations or manipulate text or graphics.

[DanGrease]

I think its mice as the noun for the animal, but I am not sure.

dan

[butch81385]

so technically either?

[OuTpaTienT]

either is correct. I prefer mouses.

[DanGrease]

I prefer mice, even if its the hardware device we are talking about. Mouses just sounds wrong, but thats just me.

dan

[Fofo]

I don't get it. It's not mooses or gooses or deers or shrimps. Damn the mouse!!!

[OuTpaTienT]

And is it hice for houses, no. Do some research and you'll find out both forms are currently accepted as grammatically correct.

[LeftCoast]

Originally posted by LeftCoast
... pl. mice or mous·es (mousz) Computer Science. A hand-held, button-activated input device that when rolled along a flat surface directs an indicator to move correspondingly about a computer screen, allowing the operator to move the indicator freely, as to select operations or manipulate text or graphics...

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[howste]

How about meece?