Why do items of clothing for your arms and body singular but items for you legs are plural. For example jumper/trousers, t-shirt/shorts. Can anyone think of any exceptions to this rule?
2007-01-24 20:37:31 · 6 answers · asked by anon 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
skirt
2007-01-24 20:41:45 · answer #1 · answered by Suz E. Home BAKER 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right, never noticed this before. The exception of course would be skirt.
I thought this would be because you have 2 legs and so trousers etc are plural but you only have one body. However if you apply this rule to other items of clothes then you should say bras and not bra because you have 2 ......!
2007-01-25 04:49:33 · answer #2 · answered by clairelou_lane 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that's true. Things that are worn on the legs are all in plural. Trousers, pants, slacks, jeans, shorts, pedal-pushers, chinos, culottes, tracky-daks, trews, bloomers, panties.
Don't know why it is though.
2007-01-25 04:43:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its probably because you only have one body, but 2 legs??
2007-01-25 04:44:27 · answer #4 · answered by Denise H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people say a pair of bras, how daft.
i say a pair of tighs, but not a pair of stockings.
2007-01-25 04:45:31 · answer #5 · answered by Alicat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a pair of pants
2007-01-25 04:47:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋