Computer Mice or Mouses?

[Laurence Horn]

If the question is "which do people say", the answer is "both, but more often 'mice'".  If the question is "Which is correct?", the answer is you're knocking on the wrong door.

LH


On Mar 21, 2012, at 12:41 PM, Sallie Lemons wrote:

> Appreciate the humor but it really doesn't answer the question.
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