Thread: what constitutes the "s" in .......say pants?
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Old 03-Apr-2008, 18:15
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Default Re: what constitutes the "s" in .......say pants?
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Originally Posted by NearThere View Post
Is it the 2 legs? Then why is it just "shirt" in singular form, if you apply the same rule, I swear there are 2 arms to a shirt.

I need some insight. Not that my life is in desparet need of clarity, but plurals like this buggs me to no end. Why don't we say, "I need my pant!..." cause seriously I only wear one at a time. If it's cold, then I'd choose a thicker kind of pant, I certainly don't wear 2, that would be uncomfortable.

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Trousers, scissors, pants, glasses, shears, pliers

All of these are plural because they are composed of two symmetrical parts. Shirt is the exception.
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