Chris Posted 23 years ago
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Plural forms only!
Today's question - How many words can the forums think of that only exist in the plural form?
For example, the word scissors can only be in the plural form.
For example, the word scissors can only be in the plural form.
Top answer
trousers, glasses.
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Cattle, trousers, pants, shorts, binoculars, jeans, pyjamas, pliers.
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Woodward, I can understand that 'cattle' is 'plural' because it refers to several animals, but why the other words like 'scissors' are considered 'plural'? To me they are just words that end by 's' as much they are naming things which have two parts but they are only one thing, the half of 'trousers' is nothing, the half of 'glasses' is nothing while a part of the cattle is something, and to g
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To have a 'plural' you have to have more than a thing is not necessarily True.
Some words are considered only in a plural form. Normally before these words you can say:
a pair of glasses or a pair of trousers but in reality you are talking about one.
These are just one of the many exceptions that exist in English. The specific name of the plural...I don't know if there is a specifi
Some words are considered only in a plural form. Normally before these words you can say:
a pair of glasses or a pair of trousers but in reality you are talking about one.
These are just one of the many exceptions that exist in English. The specific name of the plural...I don't know if there is a specifi
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Yes, in Spanish is the same even more patent because we have plural form for the article , 'las tijeras' (the scissors)
And if I wanted to be fussy with the whims of real language I've could focused in 'cattle' rather than the other kind of plurals that , at least, have plural linguistic form as much they are expressing an only thing.
Curious thing: Greek have 'dual' form, so
And if I wanted to be fussy with the whims of real language I've could focused in 'cattle' rather than the other kind of plurals that , at least, have plural linguistic form as much they are expressing an only thing.
Curious thing: Greek have 'dual' form, so
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Can you speak Arabic or are you studying it?
Are there Arabic speakers in Chile? From which countries are they? It's like in Spain that there are two types of Arabic speakers? (immigrants on the one hand and on the other hand immensely rich Arabs, I think from Saudi, mostly visitors or even settled in the south of Spain)
Are there Arabic speakers in Chile? From which countries are they? It's like in Spain that there are two types of Arabic speakers? (immigrants on the one hand and on the other hand immensely rich Arabs, I think from Saudi, mostly visitors or even settled in the south of Spain)
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O O O I know, mice! mice! hehe, I'm bad at these word games.. That was my best yet!
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