Computer Grammar

[Stringent]

I hear it a lot working in a school.

"Sir some of the mouses don't work"

I would like to point out that the correct plural of mouse is mice. For example.

My mouse is broken.
Some mice in the room are broken
These mice are excellent
There is a mouse running across the floor

Just something else which seems to be getting on my nerves of late. Guess I must be getting old!

[schmunk]

Actually, it's meecen...

[Tarffie]

I thought it was meeces.

I eats meeces to pieces.

[BlackDwarf]

Meeces for teh win!

[BEANFro Elite]

What about moose?

[headbrace]

Good point. I like the way people give up on grammar and spelling the moment they get near a computer.

On a similar point, what is the plural of "Core Duo"? Core Duos, or Cores Duo, a la Courts Martial?

[Clunk]

Originally Posted by headbrace

On a similar point, what is the plural of "Core Duo"? Core Duos, or Cores Duo, a la Courts Martial?

Kentsfield

[Mike Fishcake]

Originally Posted by headbrace

On a similar point, what is the plural of "Core Duo"? Core Duos, or Cores Duo, a la Courts Martial?

I'd say "Core Duos" as "Core Duo" is the name of the item rather than the description.

OK, Viruses or Virii?

I know Virii is technically right, but it makes me feel like a smart-"botty" if I use that term!!

[Tumble]

Originally Posted by BEANFro Elite

What about moose?

Plural of Moose??

MOOSEN

As in: "I saw a flock of Moosen.. in the woodsen. There are many much moosen. The Meece want the food in woodsen.. the meece want the foodsen in the woodenisit..."


/breathe

[GeorgeTuk]

I wouldn't say it annoys me, but I find it interesting how these words come in the language but don't gain full amalagmation because of a lack of versions to describe the group or many of the same.

For viruses it should be the same as the medical term for many virus illness...not sure what they use though.

[chicken]

I prefer the moosey plural of Mii

[mike_w]

Originally Posted by Tumble

As in: "I saw a flock of Moosen.. in the woodsen. There are many much moosen. The Meece want the food in woodsen.. the meece want the foodsen in the woodenisit..."

A møøse once bit my sister...

[kalniel]

Mouses, while incorrect, is at least contructed using correct grammatical logic.

It's the lack of capitals and text abbreviations that I find far more irritating.

Oh and:

'There's a moose, loose about this hoose'

[Elessar_VPR]

Originally Posted by mike_w

A møøse once bit my sister...

No realli! She was Karving her initials øn the møøse with the sharpened end
of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law -an Oslo
dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo
Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink"...

[Steve]

Sheep... plural: sheep.

[Jamz]

There is no plural for sheep