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Re: titmouse(s)

#162990 11/02/2006 11:20 AM

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In the computer industry, a pointing device (referred to by the name "mouse") is pluralized as mouses.

I've been in the computer industry for many years and have never heard "mouses" in the wild.

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Idiotic Idioms ParkinT 10/31/2006 3:31 PM

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Re: Idiotic Idioms tsuwm 10/31/2006 4:46 PM

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Badly, schmadly AnnaStrophic 10/31/2006 9:27 PM

Re: Badly, schmadly Buffalo Shrdlu 10/31/2006 9:32 PM

FWIW Faldage 10/31/2006 10:49 PM

Re: FWIW Buffalo Shrdlu 11/01/2006 1:57 AM

Re: FWIW AnnaStrophic 11/01/2006 12:34 PM

Re: FWIW ParkinT 11/01/2006 12:46 PM

Re: FWIW Faldage 11/01/2006 10:36 PM

Re: FWIW consuelo 11/01/2006 11:53 PM

Re: FWIW ParkinT 11/02/2006 12:46 AM

Re: FWIW Buffalo Shrdlu 11/02/2006 2:28 AM

YCLIU AnnaStrophic 11/02/2006 10:36 AM

Re: titmouse(s) ParkinT 11/02/2006 12:44 AM

Re: titmouse(s) Faldage 11/02/2006 11:20 AM

Re: titmouse(s) zmjezhd 11/02/2006 1:35 PM

Re: mouse plural and loose /lose wow 11/04/2006 5:29 PM

Re: mouse plural and loose /lose Faldage 11/04/2006 6:33 PM

Re: mouse plural and loose /lose Marianna 11/04/2006 8:10 PM

Re: mouse plural and loose /lose Zed 11/04/2006 10:27 PM

Re: singular animals wow 11/05/2006 2:05 PM

Re: mouse plural and loose /lose wsieber 11/05/2006 2:30 PM

Re: FWIW ParkinT 11/02/2006 12:19 PM

Re: Idiotic Idioms Jackie 11/02/2006 1:55 PM

I plead "phonetic typo" <lol> musick 11/05/2006 7:36 PM

Re: I plead "phonetic typo" <lol> ParkinT 11/06/2006 12:56 PM

Re: I plead "phonetic typo" <lol> Zed 11/08/2006 11:47 PM

Re: the idiotic dummy's guide AnnaStrophic 11/09/2006 1:42 PM

Re: the idiotic dummy's guide zmjezhd 11/09/2006 1:44 PM

naptronymic nomes de plume AnnaStrophic 11/09/2006 5:07 PM

Re: naptronymic nomes de plume tsuwm 11/09/2006 5:23 PM

Re: naptronymic nomes de plume AnnaStrophic 11/09/2006 6:10 PM

Re: naptronymic nomes de plume tsuwm 11/09/2006 6:20 PM

Re: naptronymic nomes de plume zmjezhd 11/10/2006 2:09 AM

Re: the idiotic dummy's guide ParkinT 11/09/2006 6:28 PM

Re: the idiotic dummy's guide to rants Aramis 11/09/2006 8:27 PM

Re: connotate tsuwm 11/09/2006 9:01 PM

Re: connotate Zed 11/09/2006 11:42 PM

Re: oh, well zmjezhd 11/10/2006 2:12 AM

Re: oh, well Faldage 11/10/2006 10:52 AM

Re: oh, well Zed 11/11/2006 12:04 AM

Re: Idiotic Idioms fibitz 11/14/2006 2:35 AM

Re: Idiotic Idioms Faldage 11/14/2006 10:47 AM

Re: Idiotic Idioms Aramis 11/17/2006 6:57 PM

Re: Idiotic Idioms tsuwm 11/17/2006 7:48 PM

Re: Idiotic Idioms ParkinT 11/17/2006 9:19 PM

Re: Idiotic Idioms nancyk 11/01/2006 12:32 AM

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