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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. 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? ;-)