Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

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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December 1, 2010

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Why are some single objects plural?

  • December 1, 2010, 5:38pm

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!"