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Default where to get replacement PS2 mouse, or cables

On Sun, 8 Jul 2012 03:39:03 +0000 (UTC), "Geoffrey S. Mendelson"
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Jeff Liebermann wrote:
On Sat, 7 Jul 2012 20:49:04 +0000 (UTC), "Geoffrey S. Mendelson"
wrote:

Most USB mice (mouses?)


One mouse, two mice.


I thought that only applied to rodents.
I have heard (and read) both.


I've always used mice for both but the consensus seems to that either
is acceptable:
http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxmouses.html
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_plural_of_%27mouse%27_on_a_computer
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/mouse

So, if I have a pair of dice, is one of them a douse?

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