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

J?rg Rhiemeier scripsit:

> I have heard the plural "meeces" for the latter at least once.
> But don't ask me why.
It refers to the 1960s cartoon character Mr. Jinx (or perhaps Jinks), a feline
whose Leitmotif is "I hates meeces to pieces!"

> And the plural of "box" (computer hardware) is "boxen".
Yes.  We also have VAXen (nearly obsolete) and Macintoshen.

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