Why Pants Plural at Thomas Poltpalingada blog

Why Pants Plural. Pants, in common use, are actually collections of pairs, not a plural of pant. Think of items that are usually referred to in plural—often preceded by “pair of” or. In addition to pants and trousers, there are eyeglasses, scissors, tweezers, shears, pliers, and so on. The word is derived from the old irish word triubhas, which. From its inception in english, pants has been plural. Trousers is plural partly because of a fairly simple misunderstanding. Plurale tantum nouns are usually. But the word pants is rooted in comedy. The terms for these objects. According to the oxford english dictionary, the word pants is a plurale tantum (latin for “plural only”) and therefore can only be used in plural form. Bifurcated items (things that can be divided into two), such as pants, fall into this category. Bifurcation, or the division into two parts, is integral to understanding why the word “pants” is used as a plural term. It's the most common term for that very common piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist to the ankle (give or take), with a separate part for each leg. In us english, the word pants isn't a particularly funny one. Ie, it is possible to have 1 pant (half a pair), 55 pants.

Bifurcated items (things that can be divided into two), such as pants, fall into this category. Pants, in common use, are actually collections of pairs, not a plural of pant. Plurale tantum nouns are usually. The terms for these objects. Think of items that are usually referred to in plural—often preceded by “pair of” or. Bifurcation, or the division into two parts, is integral to understanding why the word “pants” is used as a plural term. But the word pants is rooted in comedy. It's the most common term for that very common piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist to the ankle (give or take), with a separate part for each leg. From its inception in english, pants has been plural. In addition to pants and trousers, there are eyeglasses, scissors, tweezers, shears, pliers, and so on.

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Why Pants Plural In addition to pants and trousers, there are eyeglasses, scissors, tweezers, shears, pliers, and so on. Bifurcated items (things that can be divided into two), such as pants, fall into this category. In us english, the word pants isn't a particularly funny one. Ie, it is possible to have 1 pant (half a pair), 55 pants. But the word pants is rooted in comedy. The terms for these objects. Plurale tantum nouns are usually. The word is derived from the old irish word triubhas, which. In addition to pants and trousers, there are eyeglasses, scissors, tweezers, shears, pliers, and so on. It's the most common term for that very common piece of clothing that covers the body from the waist to the ankle (give or take), with a separate part for each leg. From its inception in english, pants has been plural. According to the oxford english dictionary, the word pants is a plurale tantum (latin for “plural only”) and therefore can only be used in plural form. Think of items that are usually referred to in plural—often preceded by “pair of” or. Pants, in common use, are actually collections of pairs, not a plural of pant. Bifurcation, or the division into two parts, is integral to understanding why the word “pants” is used as a plural term. Trousers is plural partly because of a fairly simple misunderstanding.