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[Poll #1166612]
My results prior to this:
Number of people asked: 6. 3 of them technically proficient, one proficient but not technical, 2 computer illiterates.
So far they have all said "mice". Only one of them says he's even heard of anyone else refer to them as "mouses".
I'm mostly hoping to gather enough data points to prove (for a certain value of prove) that the use of "mice" is the common usage these days and isn't just industry jargon, as my Ling lecturers seem to think. Of course, I could also be proven wrong, in which case I'll still email my lecturer with the results so that she can be amused at my expense. Either way, if you have any additional data points to add, go for it.
PS: I am aware of why the 'correct' plural is "mouses". And I still think that because it's an extension of an existing noun rather than the introduction of a new one it should follow the plural of the original.
PPS: I also think it should be "dynamic systems" rather than "dynamical systems". Any explanation as to why would be enlightening.
My results prior to this:
Number of people asked: 6. 3 of them technically proficient, one proficient but not technical, 2 computer illiterates.
So far they have all said "mice". Only one of them says he's even heard of anyone else refer to them as "mouses".
I'm mostly hoping to gather enough data points to prove (for a certain value of prove) that the use of "mice" is the common usage these days and isn't just industry jargon, as my Ling lecturers seem to think. Of course, I could also be proven wrong, in which case I'll still email my lecturer with the results so that she can be amused at my expense. Either way, if you have any additional data points to add, go for it.
PS: I am aware of why the 'correct' plural is "mouses". And I still think that because it's an extension of an existing noun rather than the introduction of a new one it should follow the plural of the original.
PPS: I also think it should be "dynamic systems" rather than "dynamical systems". Any explanation as to why would be enlightening.
