when it is a pair of knickers ( a question on behalf of my sister)
2006-08-18 11:32:31 · 16 answers · asked by DAVID H 4 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
I think I understand the question. Correct me if I'm wrong but you don't understand why its a bra or a brassiere [singular] and a pair of knickers [plural]
Knickers have only one part, they contain a single pelvis. A bra contains two breasts and a trunk.
You make a good point, if not very clear.
I'm afraid I don't have a definitive answer except to say that languages don't develop entirely logically.
2006-08-18 11:43:40 · answer #1 · answered by xenobyte72 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. Why are there a field of cow's' and a field of sheep no - 's'?
Knickers ends in S so has to represent a duo or more. So this leads us to ask - what came first, - the S at the end or the word 'pair' at the beginning that made an S at the end compulsory? It's certainly a very tough one!
2006-08-18 11:45:17 · answer #2 · answered by Paula 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pair of knickers, are we in Englad or something? Knickers are aka granny panties. Brassiere is what a bra once was.
2006-08-18 11:39:36 · answer #3 · answered by Carebear 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word Brassiere is a French word, so to get a good definition look it up in a French / English dictionary.
2006-08-18 17:04:49 · answer #4 · answered by Stuart G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im sure it is on behalf of ur sister!!!!! i bet ur sitting there in apair of knickers and a bra lol cos sometimes women have ars es so big, its like they have two lol ha ha ha
2006-08-18 11:40:29 · answer #5 · answered by MissElection 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bra and knickers are totally different when she gets older she will understand!
2006-08-18 11:38:57 · answer #6 · answered by sinnedfairy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
knickers are underwear, like panties. "Bra" is short for brassiere, and that's what you wear to support your boobies. They are two very different things.
2006-08-18 11:38:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Originally leg ware like trousers were two pieces (one for each leg) and even though nowadays we have one piece leg ware we still use this grammatical anachronism and call them pairs. This also applies to underwear.
2006-08-18 11:40:01 · answer #8 · answered by monkeymanelvis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US we call them over the sholder bolder holders.
2006-08-18 11:44:42 · answer #9 · answered by Baxter 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a bra set hahahahha
2006-08-18 11:39:41 · answer #10 · answered by jollybear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋