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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Pair or pairs

What is the correct grammer for the sentence " I bought 2 pair or 2 pairs of shoes?
  

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For me, the standard form is "two pair s of shoes". "two pair of shoes" to me feels like an old-fashioned or dialect form of wording. By the way, the word is spelled gramm a r.

  • For me, the standard form is "two pair s of shoes".
  • "two pair of shoes" to me feels like an old-fashioned or dialect form of wording.
  • By the way, the word is spelled gramm a r.
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For me, the standard form is "two pairs of shoes".

"two pair of shoes" to me feels like an old-fashioned or dialect form of wording.

By the way, the word is spelled grammar.

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