I bought three shorts and two pants.

#1 (**permalink**) 11-Mar-2003, 02:33

I bought three shorts and two pants.

Do we have to add "pairs of" before shorts and pants? Thanks!
:)

RonBee · #2 (**permalink**) 11-Mar-2003, 15:48

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Originally Posted by tianshan

I bought three shorts and two pants.

Do we have to add "pairs of" before shorts and pants? Thanks!
:)

Yes. Say, "I bought three pairs of shorts or "I bought two pairs of pants."

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Tdol · #3 (**permalink**) 14-Mar-2003, 20:11

I'd use 'pairs', too.


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