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   From: vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid   
      
   Le 01/07/2024 à 04:44, HenHanna a écrit :   
   >   
   > A pair of pants,    or    A pair of trousers   
   >   
   >                   ... ok because each Pair kinda looks   
   like  [2 pipes].   
   >   
   >     ...but...   
   >               "a Pair of Panties" ?????   
      
   There appears to be a class of things that exist only in the plural - a   
   pair of tweezers, scissors, pliers, sunglasses... trousers, underpants,   
   knickers, tights... - things that bifurcate or are made up of two bits.   
   I suppose the briefer garments inherited the plural from longer ones   
   (though a few minutes' searching yields no support for this; briefs were   
   apparently in use in Ancient Egypt).   
      
   I observe that the kilt is singular - two legs, but only one hole.   
      
   > "Keep your pantyhose on." -------   [The Abyss]   quote   
   >   
   > Clip.Cafe   
   > https://clip.cafe › the-abyss-1989 › keep-pantyhose-on   
   >               Actors.     Virgil 'bud' Brigman     by Ed   
   Harris ·   
   > 00:12. Starting our descent along the umbilical.   
      
   But not pantieshoses.   
      
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