A pair of stockings?
Does "a pair of stockings" refer only to stockings with two separate pieces only? We know that there are some kinds of stockings that is one piece like a trouser. In that case, is it wrong to use "a pair of"?
By the way, is "a trouser" correct? Do I need to use, for example, "a pair of trousers"?
Where can I find common examples about these quantifiers? I am very weak at this area
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kenny1999 We know that there are some kinds of stockings that is one piece like a trouser. In that case, is it wrong to use "a pair of"? Do you mean "a pair of panty hose"?
- kenny1999 We know that there are some kinds of stockings that is one piece like a trouser.
- In that case, is it wrong to use "a pair of"?
- Do you mean "a pair of panty hose"?
- Or "a pair of tights"?
- Those are found both with and without "a pair of", so either way is OK.
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kenny1999We know that there are some kinds of stockings that is one piece like a trouser. In that case, is it wrong to use "a pair of"?
Do you mean "a pair of panty hose"? Or "a pair of tights"?
Those are found both with and without "a pair of", so either way is OK. Note that "panty hose" doesn't occur in the plural, and "tights" doesn't occur in the
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