Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
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jstraley
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How about the new trend of saying "pant" in clothing catalogs? For some reason that seems pretentious and annoying to me even though, as Ian points out, it's a single object - "jean" or "pant".
"Check out our latest hipster pant!"
Why are some single objects plural?
How about the new trend of saying "pant" in clothing catalogs? For some reason that seems pretentious and annoying to me even though, as Ian points out, it's a single object - "jean" or "pant".
"Check out our latest hipster pant!"