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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
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0 Are these correct? If not, why? What do they mean? 02br
001. What kind of pants 01b00are02b00 these? 02br
002. What kind of pants 01b00is02b00 these? 0-
  

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0 Pants (or trousers to us BrE speakers) are slightly odd in that they are considered plural. I am wearing a pair of trousers. They are black and do not have any pockets.

— Nona the brit

  • 0 Pants (or trousers to us BrE speakers) are slightly odd in that they are considered plural.
  • I am wearing a pair of trousers.
  • They are black and do not have any pockets.
  • two legs?
  • But then jumpers (sweaters) have two arms and are not talked about in the plural.
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0 Pants (or trousers to us BrE speakers) are slightly odd in that they are considered plural. I am wearing a pair of trousers. They are black and do not have any pockets. 02br
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00I don't know why...two legs? But then jumpers (sweaters) have two arms and are not talked about in the plural. 02br
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00So anyway, 1 is correct. 0-
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0 What about this: 02br
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001. What pair of pants is this? 02br
002. What pair of pants are these? (Incorrect?) 0-
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0 I have been searching for an explanation (the things we do!) The only one I can come up with is that perhaps originally 'pants' comprised 2 separate legs which were tied around the waist. I believe this is the case for the first women's undergarments. 0-
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