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On 7/26/2011 10:22 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
  mice (mouses?)

The plural of "mouse" was settled as "MICE" many years ago, when the mouse first came to prominence as a pointer device in (when? 1984?). But some authorities still say "mouses" is also correct. Nauseating. Use your ear. It has to be "mice".

Warm Regards
David Teague
Emeritus Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science
Western Carolina University.

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