atw: Re: Mouses??
- From: Stuart Burnfield <sburnf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:25:41 +0800
Janice Gelb wrote:
> While I think "mouses" is ridiculous, I also
> object to "mice" for the plural. Our style guide
> recommends "mouse devices" if you really need a
> plural but most of the time we try to rewrite
> so as to use the singular.
So you seem to be saying that the computer mouse shouldn't have a plural
form ("mouses" ridiculous; "mice" objectionable; "mouse devices" to be
avoided). Why?
BTW the IBM Word Usage database says 'Use "mice" as the plural of "mouse."'
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Stuart Burnfield
Information Developer
IBM Australia Development Laboratory (ADL), Perth
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