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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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0 in my opinion both are correct.0-
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0 In informal American English some people use 01b00pair02b00 as a plural form: 01i00three pair of shoes02i00. This is not considered correct in written English. 01b01i00Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Sixth edition02i02b00 0-
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10In my opinion, both are correct only in American English, not in British English.0-
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0And in my opinion, "pair" is not correct in American English either. I'd be surprised to hear it.02br
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00I have five pair01b01u00s02u02b00 of shoes.0-
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0 01i00plural02i00 01b00pairs 02b00or01b00 pair02b00 ,01i00 Longman Advanced American Dictioanry, 200302i00 0-
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10And in my opinion, "pair" is not correct in American English either. 10I'd be surprised to hear it10.12br
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10I have five pair11b11u10s12u12b10 of shoes.12br
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