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I wrote:
>> >> "Avoid using the plural "mice"; if you
>> >> need to refer to more than one mouse,
>> >> use "mouse devices"."
>> >>
>> >> The word "mouse" is acceptable for the singular.
>> >> Makes sense to me.
Tracy Boyington replied:
>> Why?
People are used to calling it a mouse. Fine for singular.
For plural, I think "mice" sounds dopey. "Mouses" sounds worse.
"Mouse devices" makes for an elegant workaround, IMO.
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