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Re: Singlular of "mouses" Was: Re: Negative ordinality

From:Mike Ellis <nihilsum@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 17, 2003, 7:20
Gary Shannon wrote that Jörg Rhiemeier wrote that Gary Shannon wrote that
Ray Brown wrote:

> Ah, but "mouse" and "mouse" are two different words. > "Mice" is the proper plural of "mouse", the animal, > but the plural of "mouse", the computer hardware, is > "mouses." :)
The sign at Future Shop, above where all the computer mousepela* are located, says "MICE". M *mouselar? mousetachi? mouse2? souris?