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Should I say "bring me two mouses" or "two mice"?



 
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Should I say "bring me two mouses" or "two mice"? #1 (permalink) Sun Mar 15, 2009 18:30 pm   Should I say "bring me two mouses" or "two mice"?
 

hi Alan.
I wonder how I should handle the word "mouse" applied to the computing field, I mean should I say "bring me two mouses" or "two mice?" this is a bit confusing for me. are those technical terms new ones or just borrowed with their own meaning.
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plural #2 (permalink) Sun Mar 15, 2009 23:15 pm   plural
 

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Should I say "bring me two mouses" or "two mice"? #3 (permalink) Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:18 pm   Should I say "bring me two mouses" or "two mice"?
 

Milanya!

I think mice sounds a bit awkward in this context. I haven't heard many people say that. People usually say mouses.
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Should I say "bring me two mouses" or "two mice"? #4 (permalink) Mon Mar 16, 2009 13:55 pm   Should I say "bring me two mouses" or "two mice"?
 

We are both right.

mouse Plural mice or mouses
A hand-held input device that is moved about on a flat surface to direct the cursor on a computer screen. It also has buttons for activating computer functions. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mouse
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Should I say "bring me two mouses" or "two mice"? #5 (permalink) Mon Mar 16, 2009 19:29 pm   Should I say "bring me two mouses" or "two mice"?
 

Really interesting! I learnt something new today :)
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Should I say "bring me two mouses" or "two mice"? #6 (permalink) Mon Mar 16, 2009 20:46 pm   Should I say "bring me two mouses" or "two mice"?
 

This is plain easy....not a big deal....if you're referring to the animal, mice...computer stuff mouses.
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