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> In message <1473.6707...@wr.com.au> - acco...@wr.com.au (Accolyte)13
> May
> 1996 13:38:59 GMT writes:
>:>>>(The word is 'mice' in case you haven't worked it out yet - see you all
>:>>>at the same time tomorrow for the next word from the english language in
>:>>>this series "Learning English On The Internet".
>:>>>
>:>>>Nighty, nighty children!)
>:>>>-- 
>:>>>                                           Information is not knowledge. 
>:>>>                                             
>:>>>                                             
>:>>>Justin C - By the sea.                     Knowledge is not wisdom.     
>:>
>:>> It is my understanding that , at least here in North America, the word 
>:>> 'mice' is a plural of mouse (the animal) and 'mouses' is plural of mouse
>:>> (the computer equipment). So although Marc might also have problems with
>:>> 'mice', I do not believe that's what he was referring to.
>:>
>:>You're thinking of Viruses vs Virii. It isn't the same thing.

> Actually, mouses IS the correct term when referring to the rodents
> connected to your computer.

Oh, it IS is it.. ;^)


> This was brought before a board of computer
> specialists who voted on whether the plural of mouse should be 'mice' or
> 'mouses'.  As you can tell, mouses won.
>
> I heard this on a radio morning show (Bob and Tom, to be exact). They were
> asking the same question and a computer programmer called them up and
> explained the story I just told.
>
> Kind of pathetic, huh? Having to vote on something as mediocre as this? ;-)

Well put it this way.. that entire board of computer specialists can shove
their "mouses" where the sun don't shine ;)

"I just picked up a couple of new mouses for my computer" - it *really* 
doesn't roll off the tongue too well does it.. :)

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