GandalftheBlack

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namuh bmud eht ta kool tsuj aH in c/memes@lemmy.world
We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A jumper is a bad example, because it's not just made up of sleeves.

A bra is a much better example. But I was never making an argument that all things made up of two parts are referred to as a pair, just my thoughts on the rationale behind cases where we do.

We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 4 points 4 days ago

I'd say it's less of a grammar rule and more about how things made up of two similar parts can be conceptualised

We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
[–] GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago (4 children)

They're made up of two similar parts which form a pair, unlike a jumper

Ab wann ist eine Beziehung nicht mehr zu retten? in c/dach@feddit.org
[–] GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nach meiner Kenntnis ist das sofort, unverzüglich

I've done it again... in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world