Manx mice for computers?

Fri Oct 6 21:11:04 UTC 2006

Having to choose between "manxes" and "manices" for the plural wouldn't help any!

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 20:53:47 +0000
>From: Katherine Hageland <khageland at COMCAST.NET>
>Subject: Re: Manx mice for computers?
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
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>I refer to my computer mouse as a rodent, tailess or not. Then when I need to pluralize the noun, "rodents" sounds much better to than "mouses" or even the standard "mice." I have heard many speakers do the same.
>
>Katherine

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