Pantyhose and bra

[nq:1]Did I get your interest up with that subject line? I'd like to know what their plural forms are. Whether they normally appear in plural form or not? one pair of panty/pantyhose/bra? two pairs of panties/pantyhoses/bras?[/nq]
The bra does not come in a pair. One bra, two bras. A shelf full of bras.
Pantyhose is an American English word - in England we say tights. One pair of tights, t

[nq:1]Did I get your interest up with that subject line?[/nq]
Of course you did!
[nq:1]I'd like to know what their plural forms are. Whether they normally appear in plural form or not?[/nq]
Bra. It is no more a word than is "pram" or "bike".

BRA - A shortened form of the word "brassiere", which I believe has it's roots in the French language, just like biscuit and mutton. Now

[nq:2]Did I get your interest up with that subject line? ... or not? one pair of panty/pantyhose/bra? two pairs of panties/pantyhoses/bras?[/nq]
[nq:1]The bra does not come in a pair. One bra, two bras. A shelf full of bras. Pantyhose is an ... of panties. I don't know when you might use the singular. But in any case, we tend to say knickers.[/nq]
What's with the shelves? Were you trying t

[nq:1]Did I get your interest up with that subject line? I'd like to know what their plural forms are. Whether they normally appear in plural form or not? one pair of panty/pantyhose/bra? two pairs of panties/pantyhoses/bras?[/nq]
one pair of panties
two pairs of panties
one pair of pantyhose
two pairs of pantyhose
one bra
two bras
Any of those "pair of" words (shoes, t

[nq:1]Now if the pilgrim fathers had taken a dictionary instead of the Holy Bible when they set sail for the new-found land (now USA)(snip)[/nq]
Well, that's an interesting question. Could they have? Yes, the first known English dictionary was printed in 1604, just in time for the Mayflower.
Did they? Yes. From "Estate Inventories of the Pilgrims"

[nq:1]Did I get your interest up with that subject line? I'd like to know what their plural forms are. Whether they normally appear in plural form or not? one pair of panty/pantyhose/bra? two pairs of panties/pantyhoses/bras?[/nq]
I don't know about the plural of "pantyhose" is, but talk of pantyhose always brings to mind a question that was asked innocently in another forum several years ago:

Bob Cunningham (Email Removed) wrote on 11 Dec 2003:
[nq:2]Did I get your interest up with that subject line? ... or not? one pair of panty/pantyhose/bra? two pairs of panties/pantyhoses/bras?[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't know about the plural of "pantyhose" is, but talk of pantyhose always brings to mind a question that was asked innocently in another forum several years ago: When did pantyhose bec

[nq:2]Now if the pilgrim fathers had taken a dictionary instead of the Holy Bible when they set sail for the new-found land (now USA)[/nq]
[nq:1](snip) Well, that's an interesting question. Could they have? Yes, the first known English dictionary was printed in 1604, just ... Christian Contentment, German History, the Sweede Intelligencer, and A Reply to Dr. Cotton. No dictionary named

[nq:2]Did I get your interest up with that subject line? ... or not? one pair of panty/pantyhose/bra? two pairs of panties/pantyhoses/bras?[/nq]
[nq:1]The bra does not come in a pair. One bra, two bras. A shelf full of bras.[/nq]
Though 'bras' was originally used as the singular. OED's earliest cite:
1936 W. B. M. Ferguson Somewhere off Borneo i. 26 She wore nothing but a?bras?, the br

Thus spake Bob Cunningham:
[nq:2](snip) Well, that's an interesting question. Could they have? Yes, ... to Dr. Cotton. No dictionary named here, but still impressive:[/nq]
[nq:1]Slow down, Donna; you're hurrying too much.[/nq]
Slow down, Skippy, you missed the colon, which means that the "here" refers to what comes afterwards, which you snipped.
Simon R. Hughes